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Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring fire weather concerns to the southern Plains through Friday. Severe thunderstorms including a few tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts are expected across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley today. A Pacific storm will bring low elevation rain and thunderstorms across southern California and heavy snow through the Sierra. Read More >

Holiday Extremes

Temperatures & Precipitation

New Year's Day^s	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	82-1/1/1934	81-1/1/2022*	85-1/1/1952*	84-1/1/2022	82-1/1/1952
Cool Max Temp	38-1/1/2018	37-1/1/1947	32-1/1/2018	33-1/1/2018*	32-1/1/2018
Cool Min Temp	22-1/1/1928	21-1/1/1928	21-1/1/1984*	17-1/1/1964	23-1/1/1964
Warm Min Temp	72-1/1/2022	71-1/1/2022	75-1/1/2022	68-1/1/2022	73-1/1/2022
Precipitation	4.00-1/1/1897	2.56-1/1/1938*	1.71-1/1/1968	2.60-1/1/1911	2.00-1/1/1983

Valentine's Day^s	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	81-2/14/1911	83-2/14/1926	80-2/14/1989*	82-2/14/1949*	80-2/14/2001
Cool Max Temp	20-2/14/1899	39-2/14/2021	25-2/14/1905	27-2/14/1905	36-2/14/2021
Cool Min Temp	14-2/14/1899	28-2/14/1963*	14-2/14/1905	12-2/14/1905	23-2/14/1958
Warm Min Temp	68-2/14/1949	67-2/14/1949	69-2/14/1893	68-2/14/1949	67-2/14/1949
Precipitation	2.67-2/14/1969	1.84-2/14/1956	1.93-2/14/1953	1.84-2/14/1956	1.91-2/14/1953

Mardi Gras^s	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	85-2/20/1917	86-3/7/1916	85-2/28/1911	83-2/9/1932	81-2/27/2001
Cool Max Temp	20-2/14/1899	32-2/16/2021	30-2/14/1899	28-2/7/1989*	32-2/16/2021
Cool Min Temp	14-2/14/1899	14-2/17/2021	15-2/14/1899	11-2/16/2021	18-2/16/2021
Warm Min Temp	71-2/28/2017	70-2/28/2017	73-2/28/2017	71-2/28/2017	71-2/28/2017
Precipitation	1.44-2/28/1995	2.10-2/28/1995	1.91-2/28/1995	1.84-2/14/1956	0.89-3/2/1965

Easter	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	92-4/19/1908	89-4/12/2020	91-4/19/1987	94-4/19/1987	91-4/19/1987
Cool Max Temp	55-4/8/2007	56-3/28/1937	55-3/28/1937	49-4/11/1982	56-3/29/1959
Cool Min Temp	35-4/4/1915	38-4/8/2007*	33-4/4/1915	34-4/4/1915	37-4/7/1996
Warm Min Temp	73-4/24/2011	74-4/24/2011	74-4/17/1927	72-3/27/1921	73-4/22/1973
Precipitation	2.05-4/21/1957	1.50-4/1/1945	4.97-4/10/1955	3.80-4/4/1999	2.25-4/10/1955

Memorial Day^a	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	100-5/30/1911	99-5/30/1911	96-5/30/1951*	98-5/30/1921*	94-5/30/2011*
Cool Max Temp	71-5/30/1907	74-5/30/1947	74-5/30/1947	71-5/30/1941	79-5/28/1990
Cool Min Temp	58-5/30/1913	59-5/30/1961	59-5/30/1936	56-5/30/1957	60-5/30/1955
Warm Min Temp	79-5/27/2024	79-5/30/2011*	80-5/27/2024	77-5/27/2024	78-5/31/2004
Precipitation	2.97-5/30/1946	8.29-5/30/1914	4.99-5/31/1999	3.84-5/30/1941	3.32-5/26/1997

Independence Day^s	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	100-7/4/1909	103-7/4/1970	100-7/4/1921	102-7/4/1969	99-7/4/1970
Cool Max Temp	76-7/4/1946*	74-7/4/1942	77-7/4/1942	78-7/4/1940	78-7/4/1949
Cool Min Temp	63-7/4/1924	65-7/4/1924	59-7/4/1924	62-7/4/1924	65-7/4/1955
Warm Min Temp	82-7/4/2016	80-7/4/2016*	82-7/4/2024	78-7/4/2024	79-7/4/2024*
Precipitation	2.54-7/4/1946	3.75-7/4/2018	2.42-7/4/1920	3.31-7/4/1985	2.02-7/4/1966

Labor Day^b	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	105-9/4/2000	105-9/4/2000	101-9/4/2000	107-9/4/2000	103-9/4/2000
Cool Max Temp	78-9/5/1955	78-9/3/2018	76-9/5/1955	81-9/2/1996	77-9/1/2008
Cool Min Temp	62-9/5/1988*	63-9/5/1988*	58-9/7/1896	56-9/7/1953	56-9/7/1953
Warm Min Temp	78-9/3/2012	79-9/6/1943	77-9/4/2023*	78-9/3/2012	78-9/4/2023
Precipitation	1.46-9/5/2016	4.83-9/3/2018	3.71-9/1/2008	4.99-9/1/2008	5.11-9/1/2008

Halloween^s	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	88-10/31/1971*	88-10/31/1937*	90-10/31/1940*	89-10/31/1951	87-10/31/2016*
Cool Max Temp	47-10/31/1925	49-10/31/1925	45-10/31/1925	42-10/31/1993	44-10/31/1993
Cool Min Temp	30-10/31/1993	30-10/31/1993	27-10/31/1917	29-10/31/1917*	32-10/31/1993
Warm Min Temp	71-10/31/1974*	75-10/31/1972	72-10/31/2024*	73-10/31/1951	71-10/31/1951
Precipitation	4.58-10/31/2015	3.86-10/31/2015	4.11-10/31/2024	6.10-10/31/2015	5.27-10/31/2015

Thanksgiving^c	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	89-11/28/1912	88-11/25/1915*	83-11/22/1973*	83-11/25/2010*	81-11/26/2015*
Cool Max Temp	43-11/23/1972*	43-11/23/1972	45-11/30/1911	40-11/30/1911	45-11/23/1972
Cool Min Temp	20-11/30/1911	29-11/27/1975*	20-11/30/1911	20-11/30/1911	30-11/28/2013*
Warm Min Temp	70-11/26/1896	70-11/25/1965	70-11/25/2010	68-11/26/1896	68-11/25/2010
Precipitation	3.11-11/22/1979	3.66-11/24/2022	3.88-11/27/2003	1.94-11/28/1968	4.37-11/27/2003

Christmas^s	Lake Charles^s	B'mont/Pt Arthur^s	Lafayette^s	Alexandria^s	New Iberia^s
Warm Max Temp	79-12/25/2016*	82-12/25/2015	80-12/25/2021*	81-12/25/1942	81-12/25/2016*
Cool Max Temp	29-12/25/1983	29-12/25/1983	25-12/25/1983	25-12/25/1983	33-12/25/1983
Cool Min Temp	13-12/25/1983	15-12/25/1983	12-12/25/1983	9-12/25/1983	12-12/25/1983
Warm Min Temp	74-12/25/2015*	74-12/25/2015	75-12/25/2015	69-12/25/2015*	74-12/25/2015
Precipitation	1.99-12/25/1926	2.80-12/25/1916	2.43-12/25/1926	4.76-12/25/1926	0.80-12/25/1981

* denotes last of multiple occurrences on that holiday

^a Until approximately World War II, Memorial Day was known as Decoration Day. Decoration Day/Memorial Day was celebrated on May 30th until 1971, when the holiday was moved by Congress to the last Monday in May. The records on this page are for Memorial Day and Decoration Day for each site's Period of Record
^b Labor Day became a holiday in 1894, thus Periods of Record are adjusted to 1894 to present for this day at Alexandria and Lafayette
^c Thanksgiving was celebrated on the final Thursday in November through 1941, upon which the date was changed to the fourth Thursday in the month by Congress

Periods of Record:
Lake Charles: 1895-present * Beaumont/Port Arthur: 1901-present * Lafayette: 1893-present
Alexandria: 1892-present * New Iberia: 1948-present

Thanksgiving temperature data for Beaumont/Port Arthur courtesy of Patrick Vaughn, KBMT-TV Beaumont

Last updated: 4/21/2025

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