Average Temperature in West Lafayette by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in West Lafayette, Indiana for each year between 1901 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in West Lafayette?

1931 was the warmest year in the history of West Lafayette, Indiana. The average daily high temperature was 66.2 °F, and the average low was 47.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in West Lafayette?

2014 was the coolest year in the history of West Lafayette, Indiana. The average daily high temperature was 57.9 °F, and the average low was 38.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	14	64.7	43.7
2022	52	62.5	41.6
2021	8	64.9	45.3
2020	9	65.1	44.9
2019	66	61.5	41.8
2018	69	61.2	41.9
2017	33	62.9	43.1
2016	28	63.0	43.5
2015	71	61.4	41.3
2014	111	57.9	38.6
2013	95	60.0	40.7
2012	10	65.8	44.1
2011	16	63.5	44.3
2010	29	63.3	43.0
2009	51	61.7	42.4
2008	74	61.4	41.1
2007	25	63.6	43.4
2006	18	63.5	44.1
2005	38	62.8	42.6
2004	42	62.3	42.9
2003	70	61.4	41.6
2002	30	63.0	43.3
2001	32	62.9	43.2
2000	63	61.9	41.5
1999	26	64.0	42.9
1997	67	61.5	41.8
1996	88	60.9	40.5
1995	36	63.3	42.4
1994	48	62.7	41.9
1993	73	60.4	42.1
1992	53	61.6	42.4
1988	61	63.4	40.0
1987	24	63.8	43.2
1986	40	62.6	42.7
1985	91	60.8	40.5
1984	58	61.5	42.1
1983	31	63.0	43.1
1982	97	60.2	40.3
1981	83	60.8	41.1
1980	81	60.9	41.1
1979	106	59.0	39.1
1978	100	59.9	40.1
1977	77	61.3	41.0
1976	85	61.9	39.7
1975	39	61.8	43.5
1974	60	61.1	42.4
1973	19	63.0	44.5
1972	84	60.4	41.3
1971	54	62.2	41.7
1969	99	59.8	40.5
1968	87	60.4	41.1
1966	102	60.1	39.3
1965	79	60.9	41.3
1964	94	62.0	38.6
1963	110	60.3	36.6
1962	103	59.9	39.1
1961	98	60.2	40.1
1960	105	58.7	39.6
1959	80	61.0	41.2
1958	107	58.7	39.2
1957	96	59.9	40.8
1956	82	61.7	40.2
1955	72	61.1	41.4
1954	41	62.3	42.9
1947	65	61.5	41.8
1946	7	65.6	44.8
1945	43	61.9	43.2
1944	13	64.0	44.6
1943	44	62.8	42.3
1942	20	62.8	44.5
1941	5	64.8	45.8
1940	46	62.0	42.9
1939	6	65.5	44.9
1938	4	65.8	45.0
1937	50	62.1	42.4
1936	23	64.3	42.8
1935	34	62.3	43.6
1934	11	65.0	44.3
1933	3	65.8	45.1
1932	21	63.8	43.5
1931	1	66.2	47.0
1930	15	64.1	43.8
1929	68	61.2	42.0
1928	47	61.7	43.0
1927	22	63.2	44.1
1926	59	60.8	42.7
1925	27	63.4	43.4
1924	89	60.6	40.9
1923	35	62.7	43.2
1922	12	64.7	44.5
1921	2	65.8	47.3
1920	55	61.6	42.3
1919	17	63.6	44.1
1918	56	62.2	41.5
1917	108	59.3	38.4
1916	64	62.3	41.1
1915	76	60.5	41.8
1914	57	62.2	41.4
1913	37	62.9	42.6
1912	104	59.4	39.5
1911	45	62.7	42.3
1910	86	61.7	39.9
1909	90	60.9	40.3
1908	49	63.5	41.1
1907	101	60.2	39.6
1906	62	62.4	41.0
1905	93	61.1	40.0
1904	109	59.7	37.4
1903	92	61.4	39.6
1902	75	60.8	41.6
1901	78	61.6	40.6

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1965–2024	Purdue University Airport	location
1901–1964	West Lafayette 6 NW	location