All-time weather records — Slaughter, LA
Climate change signal in Slaughter
of Slaughter'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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 362 | 365 | ||
| 1980s | 4 | 1 | ||
| 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 1975, the latest in 1981. Period of observation: 1975-2009.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73.9°F — Jan 8, 1978 | 19.9°F — Jan 9, 1976 | 6.01 in — Jan 21, 1993 |
| February | 80.1°F — Feb 26, 1977 | 21.9°F — Feb 10, 1979 | 3.86 in — Feb 2, 1988 |
| March | 84.0°F — Mar 6, 1976 | 28.0°F — Mar 5, 1978 | 3.51 in — Mar 14, 1995 |
| April | 87.1°F — Apr 2, 1975 | 37.9°F — Apr 4, 1975 | 6.90 in — Apr 11, 1995 |
| May | 93.9°F — May 31, 1977 | 44.1°F — May 4, 1978 | 5.36 in — May 15, 2008 |
| June | 96.1°F — Jun 12, 1977 | 60.1°F — Jun 1, 1975 | 6.49 in — Jun 7, 2001 |
| July | 98.1°F — Jul 5, 1977 | 68.0°F — Jul 27, 1978 | 4.12 in — Jul 27, 1994 |
| August | 97.0°F — Aug 18, 1976 | 60.1°F — Aug 10, 1976 | 4.72 in — Aug 2, 1983 |
| September | 93.0°F — Sep 3, 1975 | 48.0°F — Sep 26, 1975 | 5.39 in — Sep 24, 2005 |
| October | 90.0°F — Oct 2, 1977 | 39.9°F — Oct 13, 1977 | 5.98 in — Oct 27, 2006 |
| November | 82.9°F — Nov 1, 1978 | 21.0°F — Nov 30, 1976 | 3.09 in — Nov 22, 1977 |
| December | 79.0°F — Dec 5, 1977 | 21.0°F — Dec 1, 1976 | 7.53 in — Dec 4, 1982 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Slaughter.