All-time weather records — Cotton Valley, LA
Climate change signal in Cotton Valley
of Cotton Valley's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 29 | 7 | ||
| 1950s | 167 | 87 | ||
| 1960s | 94 | 135 | ||
| 1970s | 47 | 109 | ||
| 1980s | 29 | 28 | ||
| 1990s | · | · | ||
| 2000s | · | · |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1948, the latest in 1983. Period of observation: 1943-2009.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82.9°F — Jan 25, 1950 | -5.1°F — Jan 12, 1962 | 4.44 in — Jan 20, 1979 |
| February | 87.1°F — Feb 26, 1977 | -6.0°F — Feb 2, 1951 | 5.50 in — Feb 3, 1990 |
| March | 89.1°F — Mar 12, 1955 | 17.1°F — Mar 3, 1980 | 4.10 in — Mar 20, 2006 |
| April | 91.0°F — Apr 1, 1974 | 28.0°F — Apr 7, 1971 | 10.40 in — Apr 5, 1997 |
| May | 96.1°F — May 30, 1951 | 37.9°F — May 4, 1954 | 4.24 in — May 24, 1955 |
| June | 102.9°F — Jun 22, 1953 | 48.0°F — Jun 2, 1956 | 7.09 in — Jun 13, 1996 |
| July | 106.0°F — Jul 24, 1954 | 55.0°F — Jul 5, 1968 | 5.04 in — Jul 7, 2007 |
| August | 106.0°F — Aug 22, 1980 | 51.1°F — Aug 22, 1956 | 28.10 in — Aug 27, 1982 |
| September | 104.0°F — Sep 1, 1951 | 35.1°F — Sep 29, 1967 | 5.30 in — Sep 25, 2005 |
| October | 97.0°F — Oct 9, 1963 | 25.0°F — Oct 29, 1952 | 5.21 in — Oct 5, 1949 |
| November | 87.1°F — Nov 13, 1955 | 14.0°F — Nov 29, 1976 | 5.27 in — Nov 18, 1969 |
| December | 82.9°F — Dec 24, 1955 | 5.0°F — Dec 24, 1963 | 3.60 in — Dec 4, 1973 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Cotton Valley.