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Heat Continues Across the Central and Western U.S.; Tracking Hazardous Weather Across the Northern U.S.

Early-season record warmth will persist across portions of the western and central U.S. through mid week, with high temperatures approaching 90 degrees from Texas to the Ohio Valley. Rain and mountain snow are possible across the Pacific Northwest Wednesday, with Severe Thunderstorms and wintry weather expected across the Northeast Thursday and Friday. Read More >

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APRIL NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

LAKE CHARLES

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 76 56 66 88/2023* 56/1915 36/1937* 71/2024* 0.13 1.34/1955 2 4
CT STARTS 0537 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 2 77 56 67 86/1897* 57/1992 37/1962 73/2025 0.12 1.76/2000 2 4
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 3 77 57 67 88/1984 59/1987 35/1987 75/2025 0.13 2.31/1993 2 4
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 4 77 57 67 87/1914 55/2013 35/1915 77/2025 0.14 6.42/2019 2 4
CT STARTS 0534 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 5 77 57 67 90/1911 58/1993 35/1920* 73/2023* 0.14 3.83/1969 2 4
CT STARTS 0532 CST    SUNRISE 0557 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 6 77 57 67 90/1914 59/1899* 37/1913 71/2003* 0.14 5.74/2023 2 4
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 7 78 57 67 91/1930 51/2007 34/1971 73/2006 0.14 2.14/1993 2 4
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0554 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
 8 78 58 68 90/1930 48/1936 34/1939 73/2024 0.14 3.33/1921 2 4
CT STARTS 0529 CST    SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
 9 78 58 68 88/2020* 52/1928 35/1916 73/2024* 0.14 1.95/1968 2 4
CT STARTS 0528 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
 10 78 58 68 87/1946* 47/1928 33/1918 74/2008 0.14 4.22/2015 2 5
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1902 CST
 11 78 58 68 88/1911 61/1989* 30/1913 72/2001* 0.15 1.74/1957 2 5
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
 12 78 58 68 89/1943 56/1940 32/1913 72/1991* 0.15 3.24/1923 2 5
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
 13 79 59 69 89/1992* 56/1980 30/1913 73/2001* 0.15 3.60/1967 1 5
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
 14 79 59 69 88/1912 62/2000* 34/1913 74/2001 0.15 3.20/1991 1 5
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
 15 79 59 69 90/1916 63/2014* 37/1913 73/2012 0.14 4.27/1927 1 5
CT STARTS 0521 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
 16 79 59 69 90/1925* 64/1899 36/2014 75/1967 0.16 4.06/1957 1 5
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1906 CST
 17 79 60 69 89/2003 65/2014* 41/1999 74/2013 0.16 5.50/1973 1 5
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
 18 79 60 70 89/1948* 61/1998* 41/1999 73/2024 0.15 3.48/1938 1 6
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
 19 80 60 70 92/1965* 66/1953 42/1939 75/1995 0.16 4.10/1914 1 6
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
 20 80 60 70 89/1987* 61/1907 40/1910 73/2011 0.15 3.79/1979 1 6
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
 21 80 61 70 91/1987 60/1907 41/1910 76/1925 0.16 3.23/1975 1 6
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
 22 80 61 70 90/1911 57/1982 42/1931 76/1995 0.15 4.12/1926 1 6
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1910 CST
 23 80 61 71 90/1971 62/1907 44/1917 75/1967 0.15 3.33/1952 0 6
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 24 81 61 71 89/2021 63/1982 37/1910 73/2011* 0.16 5.08/1953 0 6
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 25 81 62 71 89/1999* 65/1997* 33/1910 74/2011* 0.15 5.02/1997 0 6
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
 26 81 62 71 90/1925 66/1911 32/1910 75/1994 0.15 1.75/2011 0 7
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
 27 81 62 72 92/2011 66/1997 35/1910 75/1994 0.16 10.01/1924 0 7
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
 28 81 62 72 95/1987 65/1934 40/1920 76/2021 0.16 7.65/1914 0 7
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
 29 82 63 72 93/1915 67/1979 45/1916 77/2017 0.16  7.61/1940 0 7
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
 30 82 63 72 90/1981* 60/1925 42/1996 75/2010* 0.16  3.34/2016 0 8
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
 MON 79.0 59.3 69.1         4.44   34 159

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  <1 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  7 5 3 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1895-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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