August of 2011 will go down as the warmest August and warmest month on record in Shreveport, Louisiana with an average monthly temperature of 91.5 degrees.  The  previous warmest August record was set back in 2010 with an average temperature of 87.8 degrees.  In addition, Shreveport recently ended its all time record of consecutive number of 100 degree days at 15 on August 28th, 2011.  The warmest temperature in August was recorded on the 3rd and 17th with 109 degrees.  There were 16 record high temperatures set during the month and 15 record high minimum temperatures set.  Records for Shreveport date back to 1874.
For the meteorological summer of 2011 (June through August) in Shreveport,  the average temperature was 88.3 degrees. This easily broke the former warmest summer on record in 1881 with an average temperature of 86.3 degrees.  Shreveport saw 58 days with 100 degrees or greater during the summer of 2011 with 17 of those days having been 105 degrees or greater.  During the summer of 2011, Shreveport saw 25 record high temperatures and 22 record high minimum temperatures.
For August, 2011 in Monroe, Louisiana, the average monthly temperature was 89.0 degrees.  This breaks the previous all time warmest month on record in Monroe of 88.1 degrees set in August of 2010.  The warmest temperature in August was recorded on the 3rd with 107 degrees.  There were 10 record high temperatures set during the month and 11 record high minimum temperatures set.  Records for Monroe date back to 1930.
For the meteorological summer of 2011 (June through August) in Monroe,  the average temperature was 87.4 degrees.  This easily broke the former warmest summer on record in 2010 with an average temperature of 86.5 degrees.  Monroe saw 48 days with 100 degrees or greater during the summer of 2011 with 7 of those days having been 105 degrees or greater.  During the summer of 2011, Monroe saw 23 record high temperatures and 26 record high minimum temperatures.
The Louisiana state record high temperature is 114 degrees established at Plain Dealing, Louisiana during August 10th of 1936.  The National Weather Service Substation at Mooringsport, Louisiana approached within two degrees of this record with a high of 112 degrees on August 3rd, 2011.  Shreveport, Louisiana almost tied their all time record of 110 degrees set in August 18, 1909 back on August 3rd, 2011 when the temperature reached 109 degrees.  On the mornings of August 3rd and 4th, 2011, Shreveport set all time record high minimum temperature records for any month.  The morning low temperatures on these days was 83 degrees, breaking the all time record high minimum temperature record of 82 degrees set on several other dates in the Shreveport temperature history books.
Other notable high temperature recorded during the month of August in Northwest Louisiana include Benton and Blanchard who recorded 110 degrees on August 3rd and Minden which reached 109 degrees on August 3rd.

Excessive Heat in BIENVILLE, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in CALDWELL, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in JACKSON, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in LA SALLE, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in RED RIVER, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in WEBSTER, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations