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APRIL NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

LAFAYETTE

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 76 56 66 90/2023 61/1900 35/1942* 73/2024 0.13 2.25/1974 2 4
CT STARTS 0532 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 2 76 56 66 87/1925* 56/1915 35/1907 74/1977 0.12 4.30/2017 2 4
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0555 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 3 76 57 66 88/2023* 56/1987 33/1915 75/2023* 0.13 1.41/2013 2 4
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0554 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1853 CST
 4 77 57 67 89/1910* 56/2013 33/1915 75/2023 0.14 3.01/1952 2 4
CT STARTS 0529 CST    SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1853 CST
 5 77 57 67 87/1893 59/1945 33/1987* 76/2023 0.13 2.66/1969 2 4
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 6 77 57 67 87/1911* 55/1898 37/1971* 70/1964* 0.15 3.20/1928 2 4
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 7 77 57 67 92/1930 52/2007 35/1971 72/2006 0.14 5.83/1942 2 4
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 8 77 58 67 93/1910 55/2018 33/1939 73/2020 0.14 3.25/1921 2 4
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 9 78 58 68 89/1933 51/2003 35/1916 74/2024 0.15 2.74/1936 2 4
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0547 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 10 78 58 68 91/1927* 50/1928 34/1938 75/2011* 0.14 4.97/1955 2 5
CT STARTS 0521 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 11 78 58 68 91/1927 60/1988 36/1918 74/1979 0.16 3.13/1926 2 5
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 12 78 58 68 89/1954* 57/1978 37/1918 73/1991* 0.16 2.77/1969 2 5
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 13 78 59 69 89/1954* 57/1997 32/1940 73/1991 0.16 2.90/2021 2 5
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 14 79 59 69 88/2001* 61/1997 39/1909 73/1927 0.17 3.34/1991 1 5
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
 15 79 59 69 89/1912 60/2014 37/2008 76/1972 0.18 2.75/1967 1 5
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
 16 79 59 69 92/1894 65/2014 38/1928 74/2022* 0.18 2.51/1957 1 5
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
 17 79 60 69 93/2006 61/1899 41/1928 74/1970* 0.20 3.33/1900 1 5
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1902 CST
 18 80 60 70 90/2006 64/1998 36/1921 73/2024* 0.19 4.58/1918 1 6
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1902 CST
 19 80 60 70 91/1987 61/2013* 40/1921* 73/2011* 0.19 1.55/1914 1 6
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
 20 80 60 70 92/1987 64/1949 41/1953* 76/2011 0.18 3.90/1935 1 6
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
 21 80 61 70 93/1987 62/1907 41/1953 75/2011 0.18 7.84/1979 1 6
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
 22 80 61 71 92/1925 58/1982 40/1931 76/1995* 0.18 2.71/1979 1 6
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
 23 81 61 71 90/2006* 67/1907 41/1927 73/1999* 0.16 2.10/1952 1 6
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1906 CST
 24 81 61 71 90/2006* 67/1995 42/1910 73/1975* 0.18 3.72/1953 0 7
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
 25 81 62 71 92/1925 68/1997* 45/1968 76/2011 0.17 5.07/1905 0 7
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
 26 81 62 72 92/1925 60/1913 41/1910 75/1994 0.17 2.45/1921 0 7
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
 27 82 62 72 92/1933 64/1980 44/1898 75/1970 0.18 3.52/1997 0 7
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
 28 82 62 72 93/1987* 65/1997 39/1928 77/2017* 0.19 3.46/1972 0 7
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
 29 82 63 72 92/1955 65/1979 44/1916 81/2017 0.17 4.36/1960 0 8
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0526 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1910 CST
 30 82 63 73 92/1955* 64/1925 45/1965 77/1970 0.19 3.78/1940 0 8
CT STARTS 0500 CST    SUNRISE 0525 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 MON 79.0 59.3 69.2         4.91   38 162

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  <1 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 5 3 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info

 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1893-2023) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here