VILLE PLATTE, LOUISIANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		67.8		51.9		54.8		60.1		68		74.8		80.5		82.4		82.2		77.8		69		58.9		53.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		78.7		62		65		70.9		78.9		85.5		91.1		92.6		92.8		88.8		81.9		70.7		63.7

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57		41.9		44.5		49.3		57.1		64.1		70		72.2		71.5		66.7		56.4		47.2		42.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		107		82		86		91		92		100		107		105		105		101		98		90		84

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		8		8		10		23		33		42		50		58		58		42		32		22		13

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98.8		---		---		---		0.3		6.5		21		25.5		25.1		16.7		3.7		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19.6		7		3.5		1.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.6		5.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		59.1		5.8		5.9		4.5		4.6		5.8		4.8		3.9		3.7		4.8		4.7		5		5.8

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		93		9		8		8		6		7		8		10		9		7		5		7		9

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		19.7		16.6		13.8		11.1		18.6		19.4		14		19.7		13.6		12.2		12.9		15.1		12.6

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.8		0.6		0.5		0.4		---		0.1		---		---		0.2		---		0.3		2.8

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		14.6		5.1		4.5		3.8		14.6		6.5		8.1		5.6		10.5		6.5		9		5		6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72.2		7.1		6.1		5.9		4.6		5.1		7.7		7.1		6.3		5		5.4		5.8		6.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		73		7		7		6		5		6		7		8		6		5		4		5		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		36		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		2		3		4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37.3		3.5		3.4		3		2.9		2.9		3.3		3		2.4		2.9		3		3.3		3.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		2		2		2		2		2		1		1		1		1		1		2		2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		0.5		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9		9		5.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		4.5

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		562		188		109		50		4		---		---		---		---		---		3		62		146

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2662		15		17		47		135		306		466		539		532		384		169		39		13

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6526.3		58.9		135.6		313.1		540		768.8		915		1004.4		998.2		834		589		267		102.3

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.9		11.6		12.4		13.4		14.2		14.6		14.3		13.6		12.7		11.8		11		10.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.6		3.3		4.3		5.3		5.8		5.8		5.9		5.4		4.9		4.1		3.1		2.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1.1		1.4		1.7		2.1		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.4		1.1		1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.5		4		4.7		5.2		5.3		5.2		5.3		5.2		5.1		4.9		4		3.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.5		3.7		4.4		5		5.1		5		5.2		4.9		4.9		4.9		4.2		3.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.6		3.3		4.3		5.3		5.8		5.8		5.9		5.4		4.9		4.1		3.1		2.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.1		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.3		1.9		1.5		1.2		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.2		5.1		6		6.3		6.1		5.9		5.9		5.9		5.7		6.2		5.5		4.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		4.5		5.4		6.5		6.9		6.9		6.4		6.4		6.3		5.9		7.1		6.6		5.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2.1		2.5		3.8		4.3		4.6		5		5.2		4.8		4.2		3		2		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		1		1.2		1.5		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.2		2		1.7		1.1		0.9		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.6		2.9		4.1		4.2		4.3		4.5		4.7		4.6		4.3		3.4		2.4		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		2.3		2.1		3.4		3.3		3.2		3.5		4		3.8		3.6		2.7		1.8		1.9