Is this weather normal in St. James Parish?

Louisiana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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St. James Parish just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +3° against the usual. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 76°, lows near 54°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.0°OctNov: +3.1°NovDec: +1.9°DecJan 2026: +0.3°JanFeb: +3.2°FebMar: +4.6°MarApr: +3.3°AprMay: -0.7°MayJun: +1.8°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +2.5°AugSep: +3.1°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: -0.4 inOctNov: -3.5 inNovDec: -0.1 inDecJan 2026: -1.4 inJanFeb: -2.2 inFebMar: -0.2 inMarApr: -0.6 inAprMay: +6.0 inMayJun: +0.8 inJunJul: -0.5 inJulAug: -2.7 inAugSep: -2.8 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 St. James Parish

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January63° / 43°5.7 in65.6° 195040.0° 1940
February67° / 46°4.3 in66.2° 201844.4° 1895
March73° / 52°4.3 in70.3° 202052.4° 1915
April79° / 58°4.8 in73.4° 190863.7° 1993
May86° / 66°5.8 in79.0° 202470.9° 1954
June90° / 72°7.2 in83.8° 202277.5° 1955
July92° / 74°6.8 in85.7° 202379.1° 1923
August92° / 73°6.9 in87.8° 202379.0° 1967
September89° / 69°5.4 in82.8° 201973.8° 1967
October81° / 59°4.3 in77.4° 191961.4° 1952
November72° / 49°3.9 in68.1° 202451.5° 1976
December65° / 45°4.8 in63.6° 202144.8° 1963

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

Towns in St. James Parish

Crime Radar: Thibodaux, Lutcher, Gramercy

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