Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lsu Ben-Hur Farm (USC00165620), Louisiana, United States, with 57 years of record.
Key Facts for Lsu Ben-Hur Farm
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm (USC00165620) is a weather station in Louisiana, United States at 30.36 latitude and -91.17 longitude, 6 m (21 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2019, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm set a daily record precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 19 April 2019.
About the Station
Location: Louisiana, United States, 30.36 latitude, -91.17 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (21 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2019, 57 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Lsu Ben-Hur Farm. 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 Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
13.9 C (57.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
29.4 C (84.9 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 Lsu Ben-Hur Farm still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1963
37
1964
31
1965
24
1966
29
1967
47
1968
20
1969
36
1970
37
1971
27
1972
37
1973
32
1974
43
1975
23
1976
28
1977
22
1978
22
1979
20
1980
30
1981
29
1982
28
1983
21
1984
35
1985
27
1986
26
1987
22
1988
21
1989
39
1990
22
1991
30
1992
14
1993
26
1994
16
1995
17
1996
32
1997
17
1998
51
1999
22
2000
50
2001
17
2002
32
2003
18
2004
23
2005
25
2006
22
2007
14
2008
15
2009
15
2010
22
2011
23
2012
11
2013
26
2014
19
2015
20
2016
12
2017
26
2018
28
2019
6
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm between 31 August 2000 and 31 August 2000. Each dot is a new record.
When Lsu Ben-Hur Farm set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2000-08-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 217.7 mm (8.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm. The most was 217.7 mm (8.6 in) on 28 June 1989.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
9 January 2013
Feb
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2 February 1988
Mar
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
11 March 2016
Apr
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
13 April 1969
May
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
3 May 1978
Jun
217.7 mm (8.6 in)
28 June 1989
Jul
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1 July 1992
Aug
203.5 mm (8.0 in)
13 August 2016
Sep
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
24 September 2005
Oct
206.5 mm (8.1 in)
4 October 1964
Nov
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
3 November 1995
Dec
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
4 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1963 to 2019
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
57 years of record at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, 1963 to 2019. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 2019.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 50 complete years at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, 1963 to 2018. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.6 C (67.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 18.4 C (65.1 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 20.8 C (69.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm as warming stripes, 1963 to 2018
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1963
19.3 C
-0.32 C
1964
19.4 C
-0.21 C
1966
19.0 C
-0.54 C
1967
19.3 C
-0.31 C
1968
18.7 C
-0.90 C
1969
19.2 C
-0.40 C
1970
18.9 C
-0.71 C
1971
19.8 C
+0.17 C
1972
19.7 C
+0.13 C
1974
19.3 C
-0.32 C
1975
19.4 C
-0.14 C
1977
19.2 C
-0.41 C
1978
18.8 C
-0.77 C
1979
18.6 C
-0.96 C
1980
19.4 C
-0.20 C
1981
19.5 C
-0.08 C
1982
19.9 C
+0.27 C
1983
18.4 C
-1.17 C
1984
19.4 C
-0.16 C
1985
19.7 C
+0.13 C
1986
20.1 C
+0.55 C
1987
19.2 C
-0.43 C
1988
19.0 C
-0.59 C
1989
18.9 C
-0.69 C
1990
20.2 C
+0.63 C
1991
19.9 C
+0.35 C
1992
19.2 C
-0.42 C
1993
19.2 C
-0.39 C
1994
19.7 C
+0.13 C
1995
19.8 C
+0.26 C
1996
19.5 C
-0.09 C
1997
19.5 C
-0.04 C
1998
20.8 C
+1.26 C
1999
20.3 C
+0.70 C
2000
20.0 C
+0.45 C
2001
19.8 C
+0.20 C
2002
19.8 C
+0.25 C
2003
19.7 C
+0.09 C
2004
20.2 C
+0.58 C
2005
20.2 C
+0.64 C
2006
20.5 C
+0.93 C
2008
19.8 C
+0.23 C
2011
19.4 C
-0.20 C
2012
20.3 C
+0.67 C
2013
19.3 C
-0.32 C
2014
18.7 C
-0.85 C
2015
20.2 C
+0.64 C
2016
20.4 C
+0.80 C
2017
20.5 C
+0.96 C
2018
20.1 C
+0.53 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1963 to 2018. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 50 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm
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
1963 to 2018
50
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.12 C (0.01 to 0.22) per decade
0.21 F (0.02 to 0.40) per decade
1963 to 2018
50
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1963 to 2018
50
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
1963 to 2019
Yearly extremes at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
57
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1989
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
57
Wettest day (Rx1day)
217.7 mm (8.6 in)
1989
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
477.8 mm (18.8 in)
2001
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
57
Longest dry spell (CDD)
40 days
1978
21 days
57
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, 1963 to 2019. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2011
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019
28.3 C (82.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, 1963 to 2019. The record is -12.8 C (9.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1963
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1964
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1965
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1967
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1968
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1969
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1970
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1971
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1973
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1974
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1976
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1977
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1978
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1979
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1980
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1981
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1982
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1983
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1984
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1985
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1986
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1988
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1990
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1991
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1992
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1993
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1994
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1995
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1996
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1997
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1998
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1999
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2001
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2002
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2003
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2004
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2005
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2006
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2007
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2008
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2010
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2011
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2012
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2013
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2014
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2015
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2016
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2017
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2018
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2019
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, 1963 to 2019. The record is 217.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.6 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964
206.5 mm (8.1 in)
1965
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1966
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1967
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1968
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1969
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1970
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1971
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1973
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1974
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1975
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1976
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1977
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1978
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1979
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1980
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1981
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1982
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1983
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1984
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1985
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1986
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1987
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1988
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1989
217.7 mm (8.6 in)
1990
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1991
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1992
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1993
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1994
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1996
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1997
195.8 mm (7.7 in)
1998
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1999
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2000
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2001
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
2002
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2003
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2004
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2005
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
2006
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2007
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2008
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2009
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2010
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2011
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
2012
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2013
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
2014
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2015
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
2016
203.5 mm (8.0 in)
2017
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2018
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2019
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, 1963 to 2019. The record is 477.8 mm (18.8 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 172.2 mm (6.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1964
228.4 mm (9.0 in)
1965
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1966
202.9 mm (8.0 in)
1967
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1968
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1969
176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1970
134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1971
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1972
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1973
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1974
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1975
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1976
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1977
221.8 mm (8.7 in)
1978
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1979
285.8 mm (11.3 in)
1980
196.1 mm (7.7 in)
1981
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1982
179.2 mm (7.1 in)
1983
215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1984
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1985
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1986
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1987
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1988
178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1989
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
1990
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1991
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1992
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1993
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1994
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1995
186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1996
225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1997
204.8 mm (8.1 in)
1998
219.3 mm (8.6 in)
1999
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2000
171.8 mm (6.8 in)
2001
477.8 mm (18.8 in)
2002
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2003
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2004
242.5 mm (9.5 in)
2005
193.5 mm (7.6 in)
2006
216.5 mm (8.5 in)
2007
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
2008
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
2009
146.4 mm (5.8 in)
2010
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
2011
222.5 mm (8.8 in)
2012
184.9 mm (7.3 in)
2013
209.9 mm (8.3 in)
2014
163.9 mm (6.5 in)
2015
221.5 mm (8.7 in)
2016
332.0 mm (13.1 in)
2017
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
2018
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2019
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, 1963 to 2019. The record is 40 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963
37 days
1964
14 days
1965
29 days
1966
18 days
1967
30 days
1968
30 days
1969
26 days
1970
19 days
1971
24 days
1972
22 days
1973
14 days
1974
21 days
1975
14 days
1976
17 days
1977
15 days
1978
40 days
1979
21 days
1980
25 days
1981
15 days
1982
17 days
1983
20 days
1984
23 days
1985
14 days
1986
13 days
1987
36 days
1988
21 days
1989
16 days
1990
14 days
1991
27 days
1992
17 days
1993
21 days
1994
17 days
1995
25 days
1996
17 days
1997
17 days
1998
29 days
1999
21 days
2000
30 days
2001
39 days
2002
31 days
2003
25 days
2004
13 days
2005
35 days
2006
31 days
2007
18 days
2008
19 days
2009
31 days
2010
17 days
2011
22 days
2012
20 days
2013
19 days
2014
22 days
2015
26 days
2016
23 days
2017
15 days
2018
18 days
2019
9 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
49 years with a frost
Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm falls on 4 March and the median first autumn frost on 21 November, which leaves a median of 260 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1985 to 2018)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 March
n/a
16 February
n/a
-4.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 November
n/a
25 November
n/a
+2.1 days per decade
Growing days
260 days
n/a
276 days
n/a
+6.3 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
55 years, 1963 to 2018
A day with at least 113.0 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 237.0 mm (9.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
5 years
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
10 years
170.1 mm (6.7 in)
25 years
197.7 mm (7.8 in)
50 years
217.6 mm (8.6 in)
100 years
237.0 mm (9.3 in)
Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1963 to 2018.
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: 217.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1989; 206.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1964; 203.5 mm (8.0 in) in 2016.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, at 2005. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2005 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
2005
-0.2
-0.4
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Lsu Ben-Hur Farm 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.