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MOST DAYS OF EXTREME WEATHER
LAFAYETTE
 

Highest # of Days (single summer) with High Temps >=100°F
Lafayette
1893-2024

 

 
# Days

Season
High
Temp
Avg
Temp
1 33 2023 110 102.2
2 11 1924 103 100.9
t3 8 1921 102 100.8
t3 8 1930 106 101.3
t5 7 1925 103 101.1
t5 7 1951 101 100.3
t5 7 2000 104 102.0
t5 7 2024 101 100.1
t9 6 1901 107 102.5
t9 6 1902 103 101.2
t9 6 2011 102 100.5

 

Highest # of Days (single summer) with High Temps >=90°F
Lafayette
1893-2024

 

 
# Days

Season
High
Temp
Avg
Temp
1 134 2023 110 96.4
2 130 2005 99 93.6
3 129 1896 101 94.1
4 127 1921 102 94.3
5 124 2018 99 93.0
6 122 1972 98 92.7
t7 121 1893 101 94.9
t7 121 1925 103 94.3
t9 119 1926 100 93.0
t9 119 1954 102 93.9
t9 119 2024 101 93.8

 

Highest # of Days (single winter) with Low Temps <=28°F
Alexandria
1892-2025

 

 
# Days

Season
Low
Temp
Avg
Temp
1 24 1917-1918 10 22.5
2 20 1916-1917 21 24.8
t3 19 1911-1912 19 24.9
t3 19 1939-1940 14 22.8
t5 18 1894-1895 13 22.6
t5 18 1898-1899 6 23.3
t5 18 1962-1963 15 23.9
t8 17 1903-1904 22 25.6
t8 17 1995-1996 16 24.4
t10 16 1904-1905 14 24.3
t10 16 1929-1930 18 23.7
t10 16 1983-1984 12 21.9

 

Highest # of Days (single winter) with Low Temps <=32°F
Alexandria
1892-2025

 

 
# Days

Season
Low
Temp
Avg
Temp
1 46 1917-1918 10 26.5
2 41 1898-1899 6 27.5
3 39 1911-1912 19 27.9
4 38 1903-1904 22 28.3
5 35 1901-1902 12 27.5
6 33 1916-1917 21 27.3
t7 31 1909-1910 21 28.3
t7 31 1939-1940 14 25.9
t9 29 1995-1996 16 27.1
t10 28 1904-1905 14 26.9
t10 28 1896-1897 17 27.5

Highest # of Days (single year) with Rain Totals >=1.00"
Lafayette
1892-2024

 

 
# Days

Year
High
Amt
Avg
Amt
1 30 1940 19.63 2.57
2 29 2002 4.48 1.83
t3 28 1905 7.52 2.29
t3 28 1967 5.01 1.97
t3 28 2024 4.11 1.66
t6 27 1919 2.50 1.49
t6 27 1920 3.43 1.76
t8 26 1898 4.10 1.79
t8 26 1975 3.84 1.64
t10 25 Multiple times -- --

 

Highest # of Days (single year) with Rain Totals >=.01"
Lafayette
1892-2024

 

 
# Days

Year
High
Amt
Avg
Amt
1 153 1923 3.04 0.49
2 144 1922 3.20 0.54
3 142 2007 2.75 0.41
4 141 1991 5.87 0.55
t5 136 1894 2.65 0.36
t5 136 2002 4.48 0.55
7 135 1918 4.58 0.46
t8 134 1908 4.22 0.46
t8 134 1919 2.50 0.51
10 133 1961 5.71 0.52

 

 

Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit
Precipitation in inches
'High Temp'/'Low Temp'/'High Amt' denotes highest/lowest temperature or highest amount recorded during that season
'Avg Temp'/'Avg Amt' denotes the average high/low or average amount of all included days during that season
(Example: during the 11 100° days in 1924, their average high temperature was 100.9°)