Is this weather normal in Richland Parish?

Louisiana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Richland Parish just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. Only 0.38 inches fell in September, the 2nd-driest September on record there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 73°, lows near 49°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.1°OctNov: +4.2°NovDec: +1.0°DecJan 2026: -0.7°JanFeb: +3.9°FebMar: +7.1°MarApr: +4.7°AprMay: -1.0°MayJun: +1.7°JunJul: +1.8°JulAug: +2.7°AugSep: +5.3°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: -0.5 inOctNov: -2.1 inNovDec: -4.1 inDecJan 2026: -1.0 inJanFeb: -3.7 inFebMar: -3.4 inMarApr: -1.9 inAprMay: +2.3 inMayJun: +2.0 inJunJul: -2.2 inJulAug: -1.6 inAugSep: -3.0 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 Richland Parish

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January57° / 36°5.6 in56.8° 195033.3° 1940
February61° / 40°5.0 in59.2° 201737.3° 1895
March69° / 46°5.4 in66.8° 201246.2° 1915
April77° / 53°6.1 in70.5° 198158.8° 1983
May84° / 62°4.6 in77.7° 189967.1° 1917
June90° / 69°4.2 in84.2° 195373.5° 1903
July93° / 72°4.1 in85.7° 198078.2° 2014
August93° / 71°3.8 in87.0° 202376.8° 1992
September88° / 65°3.4 in82.2° 192569.9° 1974
October79° / 53°4.7 in72.4° 191957.4° 1952
November67° / 44°4.6 in63.2° 202448.1° 1976
December59° / 38°5.5 in60.1° 202138.1° 1983

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

Towns in Richland Parish

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