Is this weather normal in Ouachita Parish?

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Ouachita Parish just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Ouachita Parish is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.4.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 73°, lows near 48°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Ouachita Parish. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.4°OctNov: +4.4°NovDec: +1.8°DecJan 2026: -0.6°JanFeb: +4.8°FebMar: +7.5°MarApr: +5.0°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: +2.0°JunJul: +1.9°JulAug: +2.8°AugSep: +5.7°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.0 inOctNov: -1.9 inNovDec: -4.2 inDecJan 2026: -1.2 inJanFeb: -3.4 inFebMar: -3.2 inMarApr: -2.0 inAprMay: +2.3 inMayJun: +2.1 inJunJul: -2.3 inJulAug: -1.5 inAugSep: -3.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Ouachita Parish

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January57° / 36°5.6 in56.0° 195033.5° 1940
February61° / 39°5.0 in58.2° 201736.3° 1905
March69° / 45°5.4 in66.5° 201245.5° 1915
April77° / 53°6.1 in69.7° 196758.4° 1983
May84° / 61°4.6 in77.0° 189966.3° 1917
June90° / 69°4.4 in84.4° 201072.7° 1903
July93° / 72°4.1 in86.0° 199877.7° 1905
August93° / 71°3.6 in87.0° 201176.7° 1992
September88° / 64°3.6 in82.4° 201969.4° 1918
October79° / 53°4.7 in72.1° 200457.6° 1952
November67° / 43°4.5 in62.5° 202447.7° 1976
December59° / 38°5.5 in59.6° 202137.7° 1983

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Ouachita Parish

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