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Buras Weather Records (USC00161292)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buras (USC00161292), Louisiana, United States, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Buras

  • Buras (USC00161292) is a weather station in Louisiana, United States at 29.34 latitude and -89.52 longitude, 2 m (5 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1945 to 2005, 61 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Buras still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Buras set a daily record high minimum temperature of 26.1 C (79.0 F) on 26 August 2005.

About the Station

  • Location: Louisiana, United States, 29.34 latitude, -89.52 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2 m (5 ft).
  • Period of record: 1945 to 2005, 61 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Buras, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Buras. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -20-10010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Buras. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Buras, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.3 C (82.9 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
Feb28.3 C (82.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Mar35.0 C (95.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Apr32.2 C (90.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
May35.0 C (95.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)n/an/a
Jun37.2 C (99.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)n/an/a
Jul37.8 C (100.0 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)n/an/a
Aug37.8 C (100.0 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)n/an/a
Sep35.6 C (96.1 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)n/an/a
Oct33.3 C (91.9 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)n/an/a
Nov29.4 C (84.9 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Dec28.3 C (82.9 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Buras by the year they were set 1,464 records at Buras still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 68. 0204060801945: 141946: 421947: 461948: 541949: 251950: 481951: 671952: 291953: 261954: 491955: 571956: 411957: 571958: 431959: 241960: 331961: 681962: 471963: 331964: 391965: 171966: 141967: 461968: 161969: 191989: 301990: 201991: 181992: 401993: 291994: 221995: 311996: 381997: 231998: 381999: 172000: 412001: 222002: 412003: 322004: 512005: 17194519501955196019651989199419992004
1,464 records at Buras still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at Buras by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194514
194642
194746
194854
194925
195048
195167
195229
195326
195449
195557
195641
195757
195843
195924
196033
196168
196247
196333
196439
196517
196614
196746
196816
196919
198930
199020
199118
199240
199329
199422
199531
199638
199723
199838
199917
200041
200122
200241
200332
200451
200517

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Buras set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Buras between 3 October 2002 and 3 October 2002. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation3 October 2002: Record daily precipitation 210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1 all-time records were set at Buras between 3 October 2002 and 3 October 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Buras set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2002-10-03Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 210.8 mm (8.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 210.8 mm (8.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Buras The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buras. The most was 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 3 October 2002. 0100200300 Jan: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 7 January 1998 Jan Feb: 118.9 mm (4.7 in), 27 February 1966 Feb Mar: 172.7 mm (6.8 in), 1 March 1991 Mar Apr: 116.8 mm (4.6 in), 18 April 1991 Apr May: 190.2 mm (7.5 in), 29 May 1948 May Jun: 168.9 mm (6.6 in), 9 June 1959 Jun Jul: 177.8 mm (7.0 in), 18 July 1997 Jul Aug: 134.6 mm (5.3 in), 12 August 2001 Aug Sep: 139.7 mm (5.5 in), 26 September 2002 Sep Oct: 210.8 mm (8.3 in), 3 October 2002 Oct Nov: 155.4 mm (6.1 in), 20 November 1953 Nov Dec: 101.6 mm (4.0 in), 23 December 2001 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buras. The most was 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 3 October 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Buras
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan109.2 mm (4.3 in)7 January 1998
Feb118.9 mm (4.7 in)27 February 1966
Mar172.7 mm (6.8 in)1 March 1991
Apr116.8 mm (4.6 in)18 April 1991
May190.2 mm (7.5 in)29 May 1948
Jun168.9 mm (6.6 in)9 June 1959
Jul177.8 mm (7.0 in)18 July 1997
Aug134.6 mm (5.3 in)12 August 2001
Sep139.7 mm (5.5 in)26 September 2002
Oct210.8 mm (8.3 in)3 October 2002
Nov155.4 mm (6.1 in)20 November 1953
Dec101.6 mm (4.0 in)23 December 2001

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 2005
Days with data per year at Buras 42 years of record at Buras, 1945 to 2005. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959 and others. 1945: 130 of 365 days1946: 360 of 365 days1947: 228 of 365 days1948: 252 of 366 days1949: 185 of 365 days1950: 359 of 365 days1951: 348 of 365 days1952: 299 of 366 days1953: 297 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 319 of 366 days1957: 356 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 325 of 365 days1960: 353 of 366 days1961: 338 of 365 days1962: 344 of 365 days1963: 360 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 241 of 365 days1966: 334 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 212 of 365 days1989: 144 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 358 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 348 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 359 of 366 days1997: 361 of 365 days1998: 350 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 362 of 366 days2001: 354 of 365 days2002: 360 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 354 of 366 days2005: 236 of 365 days1950196019902000
42 years of record at Buras, 1945 to 2005. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959 and others.
Days with data per year at Buras
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194513036%No
194636099%Yes
194722862%No
194825269%No
194918551%No
195035998%Yes
195134895%Yes
195229982%No
195329781%No
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
195631987%No
195735698%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195932589%No
196035396%Yes
196133893%Yes
196234494%Yes
196336099%Yes
1964365100%Yes
196524166%No
196633492%Yes
1967364100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
196921258%No
198914439%No
199036399%Yes
199135898%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
199434895%Yes
1995364100%Yes
199635998%Yes
199736199%Yes
199835096%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036299%Yes
200135497%Yes
200236099%Yes
200336299%Yes
200435497%Yes
200523665%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Buras
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 August 2005Buras, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2005Buras, USdaily high max (Tie)34.4 C (93.9 F)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2005Buras, USdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)54 years25 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2005Buras, USdaily high min27.2 C (81.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)43 years24 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2005Buras, USdaily low max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2005Buras, USdaily high min (Tie)27.2 C (81.0 F)tie8 years2 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2005Buras, USdaily high min (Tie)27.2 C (81.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2005Buras, USdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2005Buras, USdaily high min (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie7 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2005Buras, USdaily low max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years22 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2005Buras, USdaily low max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2005Buras, USdaily rain139.7 mm (5.5 in)81.3 mm (3.2 in)3 years46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2005Buras, USdaily low max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)46 years32 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2005Buras, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2005Buras, USdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2005Buras, USdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2005Buras, USdaily rain106.7 mm (4.2 in)61.0 mm (2.4 in)58 years51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005Buras, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2005Buras, USdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)51 years23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2005Buras, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1946 to 2004
Annual mean temperature at Buras as warming stripes, 1946 to 2004 One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Buras, 1946 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.1 C (69.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 20.1 C (68.3 F), and the warmest was 2004, at 22.0 C (71.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F). 1946: 20.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1950: 21.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1951: 21.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1954: 20.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1955: 20.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1957: 21.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1958: 20.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1960: 20.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1963: 21.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1964: 21.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1967: 21.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1968: 20.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1990: 21.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1991: 21.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1992: 20.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1993: 20.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1995: 21.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1996: 20.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1997: 20.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1998: 21.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1999: 21.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 21.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 21.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2003: 21.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2004: 22.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean194619501955196019651970197519801985199019952000
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Buras, 1946 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.1 C (69.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 20.1 C (68.3 F), and the warmest was 2004, at 22.0 C (71.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Buras as warming stripes, 1946 to 2004
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194620.9 C-0.18 C
195021.6 C+0.49 C
195121.4 C+0.31 C
195420.5 C-0.55 C
195520.8 C-0.28 C
195721.5 C+0.45 C
195820.1 C-0.93 C
196020.5 C-0.60 C
196321.0 C-0.03 C
196421.4 C+0.30 C
196721.5 C+0.38 C
196820.6 C-0.51 C
199021.7 C+0.61 C
199121.1 C+0.06 C
199220.3 C-0.78 C
199320.2 C-0.83 C
199521.0 C-0.07 C
199620.8 C-0.29 C
199720.9 C-0.13 C
199821.9 C+0.78 C
199921.6 C+0.48 C
200021.3 C+0.20 C
200221.3 C+0.23 C
200321.1 C-0.02 C
200422.0 C+0.89 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1945 to 2005
Yearly extremes at Buras: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.8 C (100.0 F)195135.0 C (95.0 F)42
Coldest night (TNn)-12.2 C (10.0 F)1962-2.2 C (28.0 F)42
Wettest day (Rx1day)210.8 mm (8.3 in)2002101.8 mm (4.0 in)42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)384.6 mm (15.1 in)1959156.2 mm (6.1 in)42
Longest dry spell (CDD)61 days200123 days42

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Buras by year The hottest day of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 32343638195019601970198019902000Record: 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1951
The hottest day of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Buras by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
194533.3 C (91.9 F)
194635.0 C (95.0 F)
194736.7 C (98.1 F)
194836.1 C (97.0 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195036.1 C (97.0 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195237.8 C (100.0 F)
195336.1 C (97.0 F)
195435.6 C (96.1 F)
195534.4 C (93.9 F)
195635.6 C (96.1 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195834.4 C (93.9 F)
195934.4 C (93.9 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196137.8 C (100.0 F)
196236.7 C (98.1 F)
196336.1 C (97.0 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196534.4 C (93.9 F)
196634.4 C (93.9 F)
196734.4 C (93.9 F)
196833.9 C (93.0 F)
196935.6 C (96.1 F)
198935.0 C (95.0 F)
199034.4 C (93.9 F)
199133.9 C (93.0 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199333.9 C (93.0 F)
199432.8 C (91.0 F)
199534.4 C (93.9 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199735.0 C (95.0 F)
199835.0 C (95.0 F)
199936.1 C (97.0 F)
200035.6 C (96.1 F)
200132.8 C (91.0 F)
200235.6 C (96.1 F)
200335.0 C (95.0 F)
200435.0 C (95.0 F)
200534.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Buras by year The coldest night of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.2 C (28.0 F). -15-10-505195019601970198019902000Record: -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1962
The coldest night of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.2 C (28.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Buras by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1945-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1946-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1947-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1948-5.0 C (23.0 F)
19490.0 C (32.0 F)
1950-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1951-7.8 C (18.0 F)
19521.7 C (35.1 F)
1953-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1954-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1955-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1956-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1957-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1958-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1959-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1960-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1961-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1962-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1963-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1964-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1965-3.3 C (26.1 F)
19660.6 C (33.1 F)
19670.6 C (33.1 F)
1968-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1969-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1989-10.0 C (14.0 F)
19901.1 C (34.0 F)
19911.7 C (35.1 F)
19920.6 C (33.1 F)
19931.1 C (34.0 F)
1994-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19951.1 C (34.0 F)
1996-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1997-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19983.3 C (37.9 F)
1999-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2000-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2001-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2002-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2003-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2004-3.3 C (26.1 F)
20050.6 C (33.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buras by year The wettest day of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.8 mm (4.0 in). 50100150200250195019601970198019902000Record: 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2002
The wettest day of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.8 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buras by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194571.4 mm (2.8 in)
1946121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1947100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1948190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1949125.2 mm (4.9 in)
195074.9 mm (2.9 in)
1951108.0 mm (4.3 in)
195265.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953155.4 mm (6.1 in)
195494.2 mm (3.7 in)
1955103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956101.9 mm (4.0 in)
195752.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1959168.9 mm (6.6 in)
196078.7 mm (3.1 in)
1961130.8 mm (5.1 in)
196267.8 mm (2.7 in)
196359.2 mm (2.3 in)
196476.5 mm (3.0 in)
196567.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1967125.2 mm (4.9 in)
196884.3 mm (3.3 in)
196973.9 mm (2.9 in)
198986.4 mm (3.4 in)
199089.7 mm (3.5 in)
1991172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1992123.2 mm (4.9 in)
199382.6 mm (3.3 in)
199489.4 mm (3.5 in)
1995127.3 mm (5.0 in)
199688.9 mm (3.5 in)
1997177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1998109.2 mm (4.3 in)
199974.9 mm (2.9 in)
2000114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2001134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2002210.8 mm (8.3 in)
200391.9 mm (3.6 in)
2004126.7 mm (5.0 in)
2005139.7 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buras by year The wettest five days of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is 384.6 mm (15.1 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 156.2 mm (6.1 in). 0100200300400195019601970198019902000Record: 384.6 mm (15.1 in) in 1959
The wettest five days of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is 384.6 mm (15.1 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 156.2 mm (6.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buras by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1945150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1946154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1947131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1948214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1949182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1950137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1951121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1952125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1953210.6 mm (8.3 in)
1954189.1 mm (7.4 in)
1955205.2 mm (8.1 in)
1956184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1957111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1958189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1959384.6 mm (15.1 in)
1960105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1961182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1962105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1963146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1964128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1965121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1966188.8 mm (7.4 in)
1967202.4 mm (8.0 in)
1968113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1969116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1989110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1990140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1991243.9 mm (9.6 in)
1992138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1993122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1994140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1995196.1 mm (7.7 in)
199697.7 mm (3.8 in)
1997255.2 mm (10.0 in)
1998226.0 mm (8.9 in)
1999144.3 mm (5.7 in)
2000248.9 mm (9.8 in)
2001188.5 mm (7.4 in)
2002286.3 mm (11.3 in)
2003183.1 mm (7.2 in)
2004187.7 mm (7.4 in)
2005158.2 mm (6.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buras by year The longest dry spell of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is 61 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 020406080195019601970198019902000Record: 61 days in 2001
The longest dry spell of the year at Buras, 1945 to 2005. The record is 61 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buras by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194511 days
194619 days
194720 days
194835 days
194928 days
195027 days
195118 days
195222 days
195339 days
195423 days
195524 days
195617 days
195722 days
195825 days
195915 days
196024 days
196117 days
196239 days
196352 days
196420 days
196523 days
196613 days
196731 days
196820 days
196922 days
198926 days
199017 days
199114 days
199228 days
199317 days
199421 days
199517 days
199625 days
199722 days
199840 days
199933 days
200035 days
200161 days
200234 days
200328 days
200421 days
200514 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

32 years, 1946 to 2004

A day with at least 102.3 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 227.5 mm (9.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buras: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years102.3 mm (4.0 in)
5 years134.7 mm (5.3 in)
10 years156.6 mm (6.2 in)
25 years184.8 mm (7.3 in)
50 years206.1 mm (8.1 in)Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years227.5 mm (9.0 in)Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1946 to 2004.

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: 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2002; 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1997; 172.7 mm (6.8 in) in 1991.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).