Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, Louisiana climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm's normal year runs from 40°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 60.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.6°C, January lows of 5°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,537 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLsu Ben-Hur Farm
- Station IDUSC00165620
- Location30.36°N 91.17°W
- Elevation21 ft (6 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lsu Ben-Hur Farm is 78°F and the normal low 54°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lsu Ben-Hur Farm.
- Jan 61° 40°
- Feb 65° 44°
- Mar 71° 50°
- Apr 78° 56°
- May 84° 65°
- Jun 89° 71°
- Jul 91° 73°
- Aug 91° 72°
- Sep 88° 68°
- Oct 80° 57°
- Nov 70° 47°
- Dec 63° 42°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 40°F. The most precipitation falls in June (6.54 in), the least in November (3.95 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 40°F | 50.4°F | 5.82 | 11 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 44°F | 54.2°F | 4.65 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 71°F | 50°F | 60.5°F | 4.38 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 56°F | 66.8°F | 4.89 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 84°F | 65°F | 74.5°F | 5.60 | 9 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 89°F | 71°F | 80.1°F | 6.54 | 12 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 91°F | 73°F | 81.8°F | 4.74 | 14 | 24 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 72°F | 81.6°F | 6.09 | 13 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 68°F | 77.8°F | 4.45 | 9 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 57°F | 68.7°F | 4.20 | 7 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 47°F | 58.7°F | 3.95 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 63°F | 42°F | 52.8°F | 5.19 | 10 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 57°F | 67.3°F | 60.50 | 120 | 88 | 20 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 5°C | 10.2°C | 148 mm |
| February | 18°C | 7°C | 12.3°C | 118 mm |
| March | 22°C | 10°C | 15.8°C | 111 mm |
| April | 25°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 124 mm |
| May | 29°C | 18°C | 23.6°C | 142 mm |
| June | 32°C | 22°C | 26.7°C | 166 mm |
| July | 33°C | 23°C | 27.7°C | 120 mm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.6°C | 155 mm |
| September | 31°C | 20°C | 25.4°C | 113 mm |
| October | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 107 mm |
| November | 21°C | 8°C | 14.8°C | 100 mm |
| December | 17°C | 6°C | 11.6°C | 132 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00165620; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00165620.
When is the last frost at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm?
In Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 28 in half of years and after March 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 26 in half of years and before November 6 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- February 281 year in 10 after March 21; 9 in 10 after January 31
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 261 year in 10 before November 6; 9 in 10 before December 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 272 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 309 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 7 in half of springs and before December 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lsu Ben-Hur Farm in zone 9a in ZIP code 70820, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 23°F (27 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Louisiana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00165620; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm?
In a normal year in Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, 88 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 20 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 120 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 88a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 20a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 120a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1963) is 105°F, on August 31, 2000; the lowest is 9°F, on December 24, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2013, with 79.41 in; the snowiest season is 1987–88, with 1.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00165620; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00165620. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. October is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.9 |
| February | 68% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.6 |
| April | 79% | 5.7 |
| May | 81% | 6.2 |
| June | 79% | 6.1 |
| July | 79% | 5.9 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 82% | 5.1 |
| October | 83% | 4.4 |
| November | 80% | 3.4 |
| December | 70% | 2.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Lsu Ben-Hur Farm record?
A normal year at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm brings 1,693 heating degree days, 68% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,571 cooling degree days, 2.8 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,647 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 458 | 7 |
| February | 315 | 14 |
| March | 182 | 44 |
| April | 64 | 119 |
| May | 6 | 299 |
| June | 0 | 453 |
| July | 0 | 521 |
| August | 0 | 513 |
| September | 2 | 387 |
| October | 51 | 166 |
| November | 222 | 34 |
| December | 394 | 14 |
| Year (annual) | 1,693 | 2,571 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00165620. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm been warmer than normal?
Over 47 complete years from 1963 to 2018, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.5°F per century (+0.25°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lsu Ben-Hur Farm's climate compare?
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm is warmer than 33 of the 65 places with their own NOAA record in Louisiana, and wetter than 33. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.3°F is warmer than 92%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lsu Ben-Hur Farm is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Lsu Ben-Hur Farm share this climate record?
8 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Shenandoah, LA18,259 people · 10 mi E
- Gardere, LA12,130 people · 2 mi E
- Village St. George, LA8,880 people · 6 mi E
- Oak Hills Place, LA8,380 people · 5 mi E
- Old Jefferson, LA7,790 people · 10 mi E
- Inniswold, LA6,061 people · 6 mi E
- Plaquemine, LA5,985 people · 7 mi SW
- Westminster, LA2,810 people · 5 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Lsu Ben-Hur Farm's climate
What is the coldest month at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm?
January, with a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 40°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 73°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm?
June, with 6.54 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.95 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lsu Ben-Hur Farm in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lsu Ben-Hur Farm in zone 9a in ZIP code 70820, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 23°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come at Lsu Ben-Hur Farm?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 28; in one year in ten it comes after March 21. Waiting until March 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Louisiana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Brusly, LA6 miles from this station, 67.3°F a year
- Carville (2 mi SW), LA12 miles from this station, 68.7°F a year
- Baton Rouge, LA12 miles from this station, 68.5°F a year
- Donaldsonville, LA22 miles from this station, 68.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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