Heat, Acadia
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Acadia forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat in Louisiana, September 1 to 5, 2000
Record heat from late August 2000 continued into early September. All-time record highs for the month of September occurred at Alexandria on the 3rd and 4th, with a temperature of 107, at Lafayette on the 2nd, with a temperature of 102, and at Lake Charles on the 4th, with a temperature of 105.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Record heat from late August 2000 continued into early September. All-time record highs for the month of September occurred at Alexandria on the 3rd and 4th, with a temperature of 107, at Lafayette on the 2nd, with a temperature of 102, and at Lake Charles on the 4th, with a temperature of 105.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Allen
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Allen forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Avoyelles
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Avoyelles forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Beauregard
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Beauregard forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Calcasieu
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Cameron
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cameron forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Evangeline
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Evangeline forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Iberia
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iberia forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Jefferson Davis
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson Davis forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Lafayette
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 30.207, -92.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lower St. Martin
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower St. Martin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 30.129, -91.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Rapides
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rapides forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, St. Landry
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Landry forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, St. Mary
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Mary forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Upper St. Martin
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper St. Martin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 30.129, -91.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Vermilion
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vermilion forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Vernon
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 23, 2000
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Nebraska, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, September 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 25, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, September 1 to 12, 2000
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, September 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5174148, 5174149, 5174150, 5174151, 5174152, 5174153, 5174154, 5174155, 5174156, 5174157, 5174158, 5174159, 5174160, 5174161, 5174162, 5174163, 5174164.