Natchitoches, LA

Louisiana · Records since 1893–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

108°F

September 7, 1925

+18° from 90° normal

❄ Record Low

52°F

September 7, 2011

-18° from 70° normal
🌞 Normal high: 90°F 🌑 Normal low: 70°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Natchitoches

🔥
110°F
Hottest Day Ever
Sep 2, 2000
❄
3°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 16, 2021
🌧
12.51"
Wettest Day Ever
Mar 10, 2016
☃
11.2"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 30, 1949

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 108°F September 7, 1925
2 102°F September 7, 1947
3 100°F September 7, 2023
4 99°F September 7, 2019
5 99°F September 7, 2012
6 99°F September 7, 1954
7 98°F September 7, 1990
8 98°F September 7, 1963
9 98°F September 7, 1924
10 97°F September 7, 2018

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 52°F September 7, 2011
2 53°F September 7, 1950
3 54°F September 7, 1953
4 55°F September 7, 1988
5 57°F September 7, 1924
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1893–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Natchitoches

threshold: 99°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
103°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
104
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

185 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
95
2026 so far
99
Avg/year 1970–2025
106
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
147
Most in a year (1925)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Natchitoches

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 28, 1962 – Aug 21, 1962 25 108°F (Aug 12) 103°F 71°F
2 Jul 26, 2023 – Aug 15, 2023 21 108°F (Aug 14) 104°F 78°F
3 Jul 1, 1980 – Jul 19, 1980 19 105°F (Jul 17) 102°F 77°F
4 Aug 4, 1954 – Aug 20, 1954 17 104°F (Aug 6) 102°F 65°F
5 Aug 3, 1956 – Aug 19, 1956 17 104°F (Aug 9) 102°F 71°F
6 Aug 2, 1951 – Aug 17, 1951 16 107°F (Aug 16) 103°F 74°F
7 Aug 20, 1951 – Sep 4, 1951 16 107°F (Aug 31) 103°F 73°F
8 Aug 7, 1925 – Aug 22, 1925 16 106°F (Aug 20) 102°F 73°F
9 Jun 10, 1953 – Jun 23, 1953 14 104°F (Jun 21) 102°F 71°F
10 Aug 13, 2011 – Aug 25, 2011 13 107°F (Aug 19) 103°F 77°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

71
2026 total
above-normal nights
35.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
85
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

30.46"
2026 YTD
Normal: 38.40"
-7.94"
0.18"
September so far
September normal: 3.19"
-3.01"
11
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Natchitoches is 7.94" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1893–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1893, annual totals have trended +1.56" per decade, about +20.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

87.0°F

Average temperature · August 2026

10th-warmest month on record

7th-warmest August of 97 on record

+3.4° vs. 83.6° average (1991–2020)
90.1°F
Warmest month ever
August 2023
90.1°F
Warmest August ever
2023
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
105°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 22

Longest 90°F Streak in August

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 1–31, 2026, peaking at 105°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2011 (15 years).

Average August Temperature by Year

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.24° per decade (warming since 1893)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

1.34"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-2.29"
vs. average
Normal: 3.63" · 37% of normal
29th-driest
August rank
of 102 on record
14.78"
Wettest August ever
2017 · driest 0.00" (2007)

August Precipitation by Year

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.06" per decade (wetter since 1893)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2017 14.78"
2 2016 10.50"
3 1937 8.57"
4 2014 8.04"
5 1998 7.50"
6 1968 7.24"
7 1991 7.23"
8 1977 6.31"
9 1955 6.23"
10 1894 6.19"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2007 0.00"
2 1980 0.14"
3 1963 0.39"
4 2024 0.40"
5 1951 0.40"
6 2011 0.47"
7 2000 0.57"
8 1956 0.60"
9 2013 0.62"
10 1949 0.62"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2023 90.1°F
2 2011 89.6°F
3 1951 87.8°F
4 2010 87.7°F
5 2000 87.3°F
6 1999 87.3°F
7 2026 87.0°F
8 2007 86.8°F
9 2006 86.1°F
10 1998 85.9°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2023 90.1°F
2 August 2011 89.6°F
3 July 1998 88.9°F
4 August 1951 87.8°F
5 August 2010 87.7°F
6 July 1980 87.5°F
7 August 2000 87.3°F
8 August 1999 87.3°F
9 July 2023 87.2°F
10 August 2026 87.0°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Natchitoches, LA 87.0°F 7th of 97
Shreveport, LA 87.1°F 7th of 153
Monroe, LA 86.2°F 4th of 113
Lake Charles, LA 86.3°F 3rd of 131
Longview, TX 88.8°F 3rd of 120
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,178 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 102 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 9 Sep 12, 2008 Oct 31, 1951 -0.2 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 23 Oct 14, 1923 Dec 31, 2021 +1.1 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Dec 2 Oct 31, 1925 Dec 29, 2015 -0.6 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 21 Oct 17, 1952 Dec 15, 2004 +1.4 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Dec 5 Oct 19, 1948 Dec 27, 2012 +2.3 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet — Nov 19, 1951 Dec 29, 1961 +0.5 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1893 · trending +1.4 days later per decade

268
Normal length
1991–2020 average
319
Longest on record
1990
190
Shortest on record
1989

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +4.2 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1893–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.12° per decade (warming since 1893)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1894–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.05" per decade (wetter since 1894)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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