Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lafayette (USC00165021), Louisiana, United States, with 31 years of record.
Key Facts for Lafayette
Lafayette (USC00165021) is a weather station in Louisiana, United States at 30.22 latitude and -92.06 longitude, 8 m (25 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1985 to 2015, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lafayette still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lafayette set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 17 November 2015.
About the Station
Location: Louisiana, United States, 30.22 latitude, -92.06 longitude.
Elevation: 8 m (25 ft).
Period of record: 1985 to 2015, 31 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lafayette. 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 Lafayette, 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)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
13.9 C (57.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
16.1 C (61.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lafayette still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 82.
Standing records at Lafayette by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1989
47
1990
66
1991
55
1992
55
1993
41
1994
51
1995
58
1996
59
1997
45
1998
72
1999
54
2000
81
2001
54
2002
49
2003
35
2004
66
2005
54
2006
72
2007
56
2008
36
2009
45
2010
71
2011
82
2012
34
2013
37
2014
49
2015
40
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 256.5 mm (10.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lafayette. The most was 256.5 mm (10.1 in) on 20 January 1993.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lafayette
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
256.5 mm (10.1 in)
20 January 1993
Feb
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
19 February 1988
Mar
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
13 March 1995
Apr
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
8 April 2002
May
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
28 May 2014
Jun
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
28 June 1989
Jul
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
14 July 1989
Aug
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
26 August 1992
Sep
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
11 September 1998
Oct
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
3 October 2002
Nov
176.3 mm (6.9 in)
2 November 1995
Dec
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
30 December 2010
Period of Record Coverage
1989 to 2015
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
27 years of record at Lafayette, 1989 to 2015. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1989, 2015.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Lafayette, 1990 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.0 C (68.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 19.2 C (66.5 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 21.2 C (70.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lafayette as warming stripes, 1990 to 2014
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1990
20.8 C
+0.78 C
1991
20.2 C
+0.22 C
1992
19.7 C
-0.33 C
1993
19.5 C
-0.51 C
1994
20.1 C
+0.10 C
1995
20.2 C
+0.15 C
1996
19.9 C
-0.12 C
1997
19.8 C
-0.21 C
1998
21.1 C
+1.13 C
1999
20.5 C
+0.52 C
2000
19.6 C
-0.41 C
2001
19.4 C
-0.66 C
2002
19.7 C
-0.29 C
2003
19.6 C
-0.42 C
2004
19.9 C
-0.08 C
2005
20.0 C
+0.01 C
2006
20.5 C
+0.44 C
2007
20.1 C
+0.10 C
2010
19.2 C
-0.83 C
2011
20.2 C
+0.20 C
2012
21.2 C
+1.17 C
2013
19.9 C
-0.07 C
2014
19.2 C
-0.85 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
1985 to 2015
Yearly extremes at Lafayette: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
27
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1989
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
27
Wettest day (Rx1day)
256.5 mm (10.1 in)
1993
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
272.0 mm (10.7 in)
1985
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
31
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
2015
21 days
31
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lafayette, 1985 to 2015. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lafayette by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2012
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2014
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015
38.9 C (102.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lafayette, 1985 to 2015. The record is -12.8 C (9.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lafayette by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1990
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1991
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1992
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1993
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1994
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1995
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1996
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1997
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1998
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1999
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2000
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2001
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2002
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2003
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2004
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2005
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2006
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2007
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2010
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2011
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2012
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2013
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2014
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2015
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lafayette, 1985 to 2015. The record is 256.5 mm (10.1 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.9 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lafayette by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1985
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1986
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1988
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1989
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1990
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1992
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1993
256.5 mm (10.1 in)
1994
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1995
176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1996
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1997
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1998
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1999
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2000
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2001
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2002
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2003
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2004
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
2005
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2006
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2007
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2008
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2009
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2010
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
2011
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2012
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2013
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2014
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2015
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lafayette, 1985 to 2015. The record is 272.0 mm (10.7 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 183.9 mm (7.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lafayette by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1985
272.0 mm (10.7 in)
1986
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1987
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1988
193.3 mm (7.6 in)
1989
205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1990
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1991
194.5 mm (7.7 in)
1992
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1993
257.5 mm (10.1 in)
1994
131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1995
237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1996
206.7 mm (8.1 in)
1997
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1998
252.5 mm (9.9 in)
1999
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
2000
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
2001
261.1 mm (10.3 in)
2002
235.2 mm (9.3 in)
2003
120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2004
238.5 mm (9.4 in)
2005
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2006
165.4 mm (6.5 in)
2007
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2008
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
2009
102.5 mm (4.0 in)
2010
190.7 mm (7.5 in)
2011
178.3 mm (7.0 in)
2012
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
2013
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
2014
224.1 mm (8.8 in)
2015
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lafayette, 1985 to 2015. The record is 42 days in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lafayette by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1985
16 days
1986
24 days
1987
37 days
1988
13 days
1989
17 days
1990
17 days
1991
18 days
1992
15 days
1993
16 days
1994
17 days
1995
28 days
1996
24 days
1997
15 days
1998
28 days
1999
31 days
2000
28 days
2001
27 days
2002
30 days
2003
36 days
2004
19 days
2005
36 days
2006
38 days
2007
20 days
2008
20 days
2009
25 days
2010
17 days
2011
24 days
2012
12 days
2013
16 days
2014
21 days
2015
42 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
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lafayette falls on 16 February and the median first autumn frost on 28 November, which leaves a median of 283 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Lafayette
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1990 to 2014)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 February
n/a
16 February
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
28 November
n/a
28 November
n/a
n/a
Growing days
283 days
n/a
283 days
n/a
n/a
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.
Download the Data
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Data for Lafayette threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.