Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Cooperative Station Climate Data

Station: Lake Charles Regional Airport
State: Louisiana
Parish: Calcasieu

30 Year Normals (1981-2010)
Month			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
N o r m a l	Temps (°F)	Max	61.4	64.6	71.4	77.9	84.6	89.3	91.1	91.9	88.2	80.8	71.6	63.5	78.0
	Temps (°F)	Min	42.3	45.5	51.3	58.2	66.6	72.7	74.6	74.1	69.1	59.4	50.7	44.1	59.1
	Precipitation (in.)		5.23	3.46	3.66	3.33	5.20	6.85	5.63	4.86	5.26	4.90	4.43	4.68	57.49
	Degree Days	Heating	417	291	162	45	1	0	0	0	1	35	171	367	1490
	Degree Days	Cooling	10	13	49	136	330	480	553	558	411	193	56	20	2809

Note: Sums/averages of monthly values may not equate to yearly sums/averages due to rounding -
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Map location of Lake Charles Regional Airport

Data courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center
Map courtesy of Google - map functions are non-operative

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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

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