National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

MARCH 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 69 51 60 86/1918 38/1962 26/1937 71/2023* 0.14 3.69/2002 7 2
CT STARTS 0609 CST    SUNRISE 0633 CST    SUNSET 1807 CST    CT ENDS 1831 CST
 2 70 51 60 85/2023* 40/1980 25/1980 72/2023 0.15 4.15/1979 6 2
CT STARTS 0608 CST    SUNRISE 0632 CST    SUNSET 1808 CST    CT ENDS 1832 CST
 3 70 51 60 83/1938* 38/1943 22/1980 69/1976 0.14 2.60/2001 6 2
CT STARTS 0607 CST    SUNRISE 0631 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 4 70 51 61 85/1923 36/2014 26/2002* 70/1976 0.14 1.65/1915 6 2
CT STARTS 0606 CST    SUNRISE 0630 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 5 70 51 61 93/1910 44/1960 24/1917 71/1961 0.15 1.80/2011 6 2
CT STARTS 0605 CST    SUNRISE 0629 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1834 CST
 6 70 52 61 88/1909 37/1989 27/1989 70/1961 0.14 3.14/1933 6 2
CT STARTS 0604 CST    SUNRISE 0628 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 7 71 52 61 87/1911 39/1989 27/1902 71/2023* 0.14 3.02/1928 6 2
CT STARTS 0603 CST    SUNRISE 0627 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 8 71 52 61 86/1911 44/1996 30/1914 76/1909 0.13 1.91/1973 6 2
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0625 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 9 71 52 62 91/1911 42/1932 25/1996 73/2016 0.13 2.33/1921 5 2
CT STARTS 0600 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1813 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 10 71 52 62 86/1911 48/1932 26/1932 70/2016* 0.12 2.45/1913 5 2
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1813 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 11 72 53 62 91/1911 42/1932 30/1924 72/2006 0.12 1.72/1903 5 2
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 12 72 53 62 93/1911 47/1932 32/1948 74/2006 0.11 4.07/1947 5 2
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 13 72 53 62 90/1911 47/1993 28/1914 71/1973 0.12 4.09/1995 5 2
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 14 72 53 63 86/1921* 49/1999* 26/1993 72/1973 0.11 2.59/1953 5 2
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 15 72 53 63 86/2008* 51/1937* 30/1924 73/1973 0.12 1.97/1972 4 2
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 16 73 53 63 89/1955 44/1900 31/1913 72/2021 0.11 2.81/1998 4 2
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 17 73 54 63 85/1955 49/2014 29/1923 72/2002* 0.11 1.83/2024 4 2
CT STARTS 0551 CST    SUNRISE 0615 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 18 73 54 63 86/1911* 42/1941 31/1915 70/2012* 0.10 2.32/1957 4 2
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 19 73 54 64 87/1955 50/1965 29/1923 72/2020* 0.10 3.79/1905 4 2
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 20 74 54 64 87/1908 48/1965 24/1923 70/2012* 0.11 2.67/1985 4 2
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 21 74 54 64 88/1907 44/1914 31/1965 70/1952 0.10 3.62/1949 4 3
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 22 74 54 64 87/1916* 46/1989* 26/1915 71/1991* 0.11 1.87/1926 4 3
CT STARTS 0545 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 23 74 55 64 88/1935* 53/1968 32/1955* 70/2020* 0.11 2.59/1969 3 3
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 24 74 55 65 86/1910* 57/1983* 30/1915 71/1994 0.12 4.04/1976 3 3
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 25 75 55 65 89/2023* 52/1958 35/1912 71/1949* 0.12 2.17/1976 3 3
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 26 75 55 65 88/1907 53/1955 34/1955* 73/1929 0.12 2.06/1967 3 3
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 27 75 55 65 87/2023* 51/1982* 29/1955 73/2020 0.11 1.80/1914 3 3
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 28 75 55 65 87/1910 54/1930 35/1937* 75/2020 0.11 2.73/2001 3 3
CT STARTS 0537 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 29 75 56 66 89/1909 54/2003* 29/1955 71/1976* 0.10 2.75/1995 3 3
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 30 76 56 66 90/1946 50/1987 34/1987 73/1938 0.12 2.39/1918 3 3
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 31 76 56 66 87/1946 54/1931 31/1987 72/2016* 0.11 2.15/1935 3 4
CT STARTS 0534 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 MON 72.6 53.3 62.9         3.72   136 73

                                                       

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

 

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 (1893-2024) 

 

 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