OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 67

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		68		53		55		61		68		75		80		82		82		78		69		60		53

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 67

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79		64		66		72		79		86		91		92		92		89		82		72		64

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 67

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57		43		45		51		57		64		70		72		72		67		57		48		43

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		107		89		87		93		93		98		106		107		103		101		96		92		89

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		6		10		6		24		32		42		53		57		53		41		27		21		14

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		97.2		---		---		---		0.1		7		23.4		24.9		26.2		13.3		2.3		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15.8		4.8		2.5		1.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.9		5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		64.2		6.3		5.5		4.2		4.3		5.6		6.5		5.2		4.7		5.1		6.1		5		5.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		103		10		8		8		7		8		10		11		10		8		6		8		9

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		22.7		16.9		13.4		11.4		12.8		22.2		16.1		16.6		10.9		18		22.7		11.9		15.4

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		0.1		0.8		0.3		0.9		0.2		0.1		0.8		1.3		0.3		0.6		0.2		0.3		2

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		10.2		4.2		6.9		3.6		7.8		8		7.3		9.2		4		7.5		10.2		6.3		7.8

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		78.4		7.5		6.5		5.7		4.9		6		8.7		7.9		7.4		5.8		5.4		6.1		6.5

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

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		79		8		6		6		5		6		8		8		8		6		5		6		7

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

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39		4		3		3		3		3		4		3		3		3		3		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		39.3		3.7		3.5		2.7		2.7		3		4.2		3.1		3.2		2.9		3.1		3.3		3.9

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

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23		2		2		2		2		2		2		2		1		2		2		2		2

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		90.5		8.6		8		6.9		7		7.1		8.3		9.4		8.3		6.4		5.4		6.1		9

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.6		0.2		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.3		2.3		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		78		82		78		76		77		77		78		80		80		79		76		76		77

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		59		48		48		52		59		66		72		73		73		68		59		49		46

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1317		377		256		127		32		1		---		---		---		---		36		172		316

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2598		8		14		56		116		308		440		508		504		383		167		69		25

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 67

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6596.3		93		141.3		341		540		775		900		992		992		840		589		300		93

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