Bunkie Weather Records (USC00161287)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bunkie (USC00161287), Louisiana, United States, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Bunkie

Bunkie (USC00161287) is a weather station in Louisiana, United States at 30.96 latitude and -92.18 longitude, 24 m (80 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2026, 71 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bunkie still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bunkie tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 37.8 C (100.0 F) on 22 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Louisiana, United States, 30.96 latitude, -92.18 longitude.
Elevation: 24 m (80 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2026, 71 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

18 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bunkie. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bunkie, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)
Sep	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bunkie still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 52.

Standing records at Bunkie by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1956	1
1957	29
1958	19
1959	22
1960	16
1961	28
1962	26
1963	45
1964	14
1965	22
1966	22
1967	38
1968	16
1969	18
1970	23
1971	12
1972	26
1973	23
1974	31
1975	17
1976	27
1977	18
1978	26
1979	12
1980	35
1981	22
1982	26
1983	24
1984	23
1985	16
1986	13
1987	16
1988	13
1989	52
1990	15
1991	23
1992	17
1993	23
1994	18
1995	21
1996	19
1997	16
1998	46
1999	15
2000	36
2001	14
2002	26
2003	9
2004	17
2005	18
2006	15
2007	11
2008	14
2009	17
2010	22
2011	13
2012	11
2013	19
2014	15
2015	21
2016	16
2017	21
2018	23
2019	22
2020	11
2021	23
2022	10
2023	26
2024	17
2025	18
2026	15

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Bunkie between 23 December 1989 and 23 July 2018. Each dot is a new record.

When Bunkie set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1989-12-23	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989-12-23	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1995-04-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 334.0 mm (13.1 in)
1998-08-02	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000-08-31	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
2010-08-02	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
2018-07-23	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 334.0 mm (13.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bunkie. The most was 334.0 mm (13.1 in) on 11 April 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bunkie
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	10 January 2013
Feb	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 February 1982
Mar	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	5 March 1992
Apr	334.0 mm (13.1 in)	11 April 1995
May	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	2 May 1967
Jun	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	8 June 1984
Jul	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	15 July 2019
Aug	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	13 August 2016
Sep	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	15 September 2021
Oct	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	28 October 1970
Nov	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	10 November 2024
Dec	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	6 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 2026

71 years of record at Bunkie, 1956 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1964, 2026.

Days with data per year at Bunkie
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1956	20	5%	No
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	346	95%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	336	92%	Yes
1964	227	62%	No
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	360	99%	Yes
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	363	99%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	358	98%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	363	99%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	357	98%	Yes
2012	363	99%	Yes
2013	364	100%	Yes
2014	360	99%	Yes
2015	360	99%	Yes
2016	350	96%	Yes
2017	355	97%	Yes
2018	359	98%	Yes
2019	358	98%	Yes
2020	351	96%	Yes
2021	356	98%	Yes
2022	356	98%	Yes
2023	363	99%	Yes
2024	336	92%	Yes
2025	354	97%	Yes
2026	223	61%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bunkie
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high max (Tie, Provisional)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	tie	45 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high min (Tie)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	tie	33 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high min (Tie)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	tie	31 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026	Bunkie, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026	Bunkie, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2026	Bunkie, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2026	Bunkie, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2026	Bunkie, US	daily low min (Tie)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	tie	12 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2026	Bunkie, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high max (Tie)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2026	Bunkie, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026	Bunkie, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high max (Tie)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	tie	67 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high max (Tie)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2026	Bunkie, US	daily high max (Tie)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

64 complete years, 1958 to 2025

One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Bunkie, 1958 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.3 C (66.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 18.1 C (64.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 20.8 C (69.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bunkie as warming stripes, 1958 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1958	18.4 C	-0.85 C
1960	18.4 C	-0.90 C
1961	18.2 C	-1.04 C
1962	18.6 C	-0.64 C
1965	19.4 C	+0.08 C
1966	18.3 C	-0.97 C
1967	19.0 C	-0.24 C
1968	18.2 C	-1.06 C
1969	19.1 C	-0.20 C
1970	18.9 C	-0.35 C
1971	19.4 C	+0.13 C
1972	19.3 C	+0.00 C
1973	19.5 C	+0.19 C
1974	19.4 C	+0.13 C
1975	19.3 C	-0.01 C
1976	18.3 C	-0.98 C
1977	19.4 C	+0.08 C
1978	18.6 C	-0.64 C
1979	18.4 C	-0.88 C
1980	19.1 C	-0.15 C
1981	19.2 C	-0.04 C
1982	19.4 C	+0.10 C
1983	18.1 C	-1.15 C
1984	19.4 C	+0.09 C
1985	19.3 C	-0.01 C
1986	19.6 C	+0.28 C
1987	18.7 C	-0.55 C
1988	18.3 C	-1.03 C
1989	18.2 C	-1.11 C
1990	20.1 C	+0.81 C
1991	19.4 C	+0.13 C
1992	18.9 C	-0.41 C
1993	18.5 C	-0.83 C
1994	18.8 C	-0.48 C
1995	19.7 C	+0.38 C
1996	19.4 C	+0.15 C
1997	19.4 C	+0.10 C
1998	20.8 C	+1.52 C
1999	20.4 C	+1.14 C
2000	19.9 C	+0.58 C
2001	19.6 C	+0.35 C
2002	19.6 C	+0.28 C
2003	19.3 C	-0.01 C
2004	19.8 C	+0.47 C
2005	19.8 C	+0.54 C
2006	19.9 C	+0.61 C
2007	19.8 C	+0.56 C
2008	19.6 C	+0.30 C
2009	19.7 C	+0.38 C
2010	19.5 C	+0.18 C
2011	19.8 C	+0.48 C
2012	20.4 C	+1.07 C
2013	19.0 C	-0.31 C
2014	18.5 C	-0.80 C
2015	19.9 C	+0.62 C
2016	20.1 C	+0.84 C
2017	20.4 C	+1.15 C
2018	19.6 C	+0.29 C
2019	19.4 C	+0.07 C
2020	19.3 C	+0.03 C
2021	19.1 C	-0.15 C
2022	19.1 C	-0.14 C
2023	20.5 C	+1.18 C
2025	19.7 C	+0.45 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1958 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bunkie
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1958 to 2025	64	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.13 C (0.04 to 0.21) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1958 to 2025	64	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1958 to 2025	64	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1956 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Bunkie: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2000	36.7 C (98.1 F)	71
Coldest night (TNn)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1989	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	71
Wettest day (Rx1day)	334.0 mm (13.1 in)	1995	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	357.2 mm (14.1 in)	2008	180.9 mm (7.1 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	44 days	1974	23 days	71

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bunkie, 1956 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bunkie by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1956	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1957	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2004	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2008	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2009	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2010	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2016	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2021	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2023	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2024	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2025	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2026	37.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bunkie, 1956 to 2026. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bunkie by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1956	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1957	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1958	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1959	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1960	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1961	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1963	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1964	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1965	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1966	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1967	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1969	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1970	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1971	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1973	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1975	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1977	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1978	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1979	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1980	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1982	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1983	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1984	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1985	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1986	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1987	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1988	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1990	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1991	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1992	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1993	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1994	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1995	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1996	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1997	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1998	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1999	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2000	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2001	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2002	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2003	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2004	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2005	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2006	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2007	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2008	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2009	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2010	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2011	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2012	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2013	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2014	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2015	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2016	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2017	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2018	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2019	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2020	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2021	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2022	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2023	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2024	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2025	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2026	-7.8 C (18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bunkie, 1956 to 2026. The record is 334.0 mm (13.1 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.5 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bunkie by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1958	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1959	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1960	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1962	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1963	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1965	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1966	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1967	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1968	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1969	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1970	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1971	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1972	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1973	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1974	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1975	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1978	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1980	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1981	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1982	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1983	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1984	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1985	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1986	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1987	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1988	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1989	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1990	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1991	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1992	165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1993	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1994	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1995	334.0 mm (13.1 in)
1996	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1997	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1998	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1999	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
2000	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2002	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2003	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2004	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2005	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2006	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2007	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2008	214.4 mm (8.4 in)
2009	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2010	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2011	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2012	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2013	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
2014	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2015	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2016	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
2017	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
2018	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2019	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
2020	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2021	269.2 mm (10.6 in)
2022	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2023	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
2024	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
2025	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2026	97.8 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bunkie, 1956 to 2026. The record is 357.2 mm (14.1 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 180.9 mm (7.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bunkie by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1957	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1958	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1959	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1960	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1961	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1962	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1963	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1964	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1965	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1966	198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1967	222.7 mm (8.8 in)
1968	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1969	180.9 mm (7.1 in)
1970	226.3 mm (8.9 in)
1971	252.9 mm (10.0 in)
1972	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1973	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1974	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1975	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1976	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1977	280.5 mm (11.0 in)
1978	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1979	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1980	252.2 mm (9.9 in)
1981	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1982	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1983	199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1984	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1985	291.0 mm (11.5 in)
1986	259.9 mm (10.2 in)
1987	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1988	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1989	226.8 mm (8.9 in)
1990	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1991	195.2 mm (7.7 in)
1992	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1993	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1994	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1995	334.3 mm (13.2 in)
1996	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1997	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1998	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1999	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
2000	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
2001	301.5 mm (11.9 in)
2002	274.6 mm (10.8 in)
2003	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2004	232.1 mm (9.1 in)
2005	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2006	180.2 mm (7.1 in)
2007	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
2008	357.2 mm (14.1 in)
2009	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2010	254.5 mm (10.0 in)
2011	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
2012	214.8 mm (8.5 in)
2013	241.5 mm (9.5 in)
2014	205.8 mm (8.1 in)
2015	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
2016	271.9 mm (10.7 in)
2017	348.7 mm (13.7 in)
2018	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
2019	299.7 mm (11.8 in)
2020	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
2021	357.1 mm (14.1 in)
2022	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
2023	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
2024	231.7 mm (9.1 in)
2025	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2026	243.8 mm (9.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bunkie, 1956 to 2026. The record is 44 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bunkie by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	11 days
1957	17 days
1958	19 days
1959	19 days
1960	25 days
1961	30 days
1962	26 days
1963	37 days
1964	22 days
1965	29 days
1966	22 days
1967	31 days
1968	23 days
1969	24 days
1970	27 days
1971	23 days
1972	21 days
1973	23 days
1974	44 days
1975	28 days
1976	20 days
1977	41 days
1978	39 days
1979	31 days
1980	28 days
1981	24 days
1982	21 days
1983	30 days
1984	24 days
1985	17 days
1986	26 days
1987	30 days
1988	21 days
1989	15 days
1990	17 days
1991	28 days
1992	18 days
1993	21 days
1994	14 days
1995	17 days
1996	17 days
1997	18 days
1998	36 days
1999	35 days
2000	28 days
2001	36 days
2002	25 days
2003	24 days
2004	24 days
2005	36 days
2006	23 days
2007	18 days
2008	16 days
2009	24 days
2010	17 days
2011	16 days
2012	25 days
2013	15 days
2014	28 days
2015	19 days
2016	13 days
2017	38 days
2018	22 days
2019	20 days
2020	15 days
2021	24 days
2022	33 days
2023	21 days
2024	26 days
2025	18 days
2026	17 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

62 years with a frost

Across 62 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bunkie falls on 27 February and the median first autumn frost on 21 November, which leaves a median of 269 days between them.

In 1994 to 2025 the median growing season was 278 days. That is 16 days more than in 1958 to 1991.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bunkie
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1958 to 1991)	Recent period (1994 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	27 February	3 March	25 February	6 days earlier	-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	21 November	16 November	24 November	8 days later	-0.1 days per decade
Growing days	269 days	262 days	278 days	16 days more	+1.6 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

69 years, 1957 to 2025

A day with at least 118.6 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 323.6 mm (12.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bunkie: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
5 years	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
10 years	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
25 years	243.3 mm (9.6 in)
50 years	281.8 mm (11.1 in)
100 years	323.6 mm (12.7 in)	Longer than the 69 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 69 years of values from 1957 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 334.0 mm (13.1 in) in 1995; 269.2 mm (10.6 in) in 2021; 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 2017.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Bunkie had a mean temperature of 19.6 C (67.3 F) and 1,604.5 mm (63.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Mobile (United States, 377 km away), Whiting Fld NAS (United States, 494 km away) and Baton Rouge Metro AP (United States, 109 km away).

Climate twins of Bunkie: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Mobile	United States	377 km (234 mi)	19.7 C (67.4 F)	1,625.3 mm (64.0 in)	0.46
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	494 km (307 mi)	19.6 C (67.4 F)	1,608.5 mm (63.3 in)	0.48
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	109 km (68 mi)	19.7 C (67.4 F)	1,547.0 mm (60.9 in)	0.52

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).