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AUGUST 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 93 76 84 102/2023 83/1973* 67/1936* 80/2011* 0.19 3.17/1995 0 19
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1906 CST    CT ENDS 1932 CST
2 93 76 84 101/2023* 81/1925 64/1911 80/2009 0.18 1.52/1901 0 19
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
3 93 76 84 100/1899 79/1955 65/1911 80/2023 0.18 3.35/2014 0 19
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
4 93 76 84 100/1897 78/1971 64/1925 80/2023 0.19 3.10/1984 0 19
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
5 93 76 84 102/1897 79/2008 63/1912 80/1989 0.18 2.18/1910 0 19
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
6 93 76 84 101/1913 83/1918 62/1912 82/2023* 0.20 2.00/1916* 0 19
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
7 93 76 84 100/1929 76/1940 65/1912 83/2023 0.20 6.77/1940 0 19
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
8 93 76 84 103/1962 78/1940 64/1990 83/2023 0.20 4.84/1940 0 19
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
9 93 76 84 104/1935 78/1957 61/1990* 83/2023 0.19 3.24/1919 0 19
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
10 93 76 84 102/2015* 82/1965 62/1989 84/2023 0.20 2.29/2016 0 19
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
11 93 76 84 102/2015 79/2003 66/1989 83/2023 0.18 2.44/1988 0 19
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
12 93 75 84 102/1951 81/1983 61/1967 82/2023 0.18 2.37/1909 0 19
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
13 93 75 84 103/1951 78/1960 62/2004 80/1962 0.18 4.21/1910 0 19
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
14 93 75 84 102/2007 76/1960 61/2004 80/2023* 0.20 2.49/1921 0 19
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
15 93 75 84 104/2023* 78/2002* 59/2004 81/2023* 0.19 4.51/2002 0 19
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
16 93 75 84 102/1951 83/1992* 62/2004* 79/2017* 0.20 1.80/1899 0 19
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
17 93 75 84 102/1909 80/1973 62/2004* 80/2017 0.21 4.12/1915 0 19
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
18 93 75 84 105/1909 83/1931 66/1992* 81/2024 0.21 2.00/1897 0 19
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
19 93 75 84 101/2023* 76/1967 64/1911 80/2021 0.21 2.77/2014 0 19
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
20 93 75 84 105/2023 79/2008 61/1911 79/2023* 0.22 5.50/1915 0 19
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
21 93 75 84 102/2023 76/1897 61/1940 79/2023* 0.21 1.91/1942 0 19
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
22 93 75 84 100/2023* 80/1958* 60/1927 79/2010 0.21 3.07/1997 0 19
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
23 93 75 84 102/2023 80/1936* 60/1927 78/2023* 0.21 5.87/1977 0 19
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1910 CST
24 93 75 84 106/2023 80/2022 62/1930 80/2023 0.21 2.97/2012 0 19
CT STARTS 0521 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
25 92 75 84 102/2023* 78/1967 59/1917 79/2023 0.21 1.40/1974 0 18
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
26 92 75 83 102/2023* 74/1926 61/1917 79/1999* 0.20 2.70/1948 0 18
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0547 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1906 CST
27 92 74 83 109/2023 78/2017 61/1917 80/2019 0.21 3.17/2017 0 18
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0547 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
28 92 74 83 101/1913 77/1978 62/1927 78/2018* 0.21 6.87/2017 0 18
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
29 92 74 83 102/2011 77/1923 59/1992 79/1998 0.21 10.22/1962 0 18
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
30 92 74 83 105/2000 76/2001 61/1992* 79/1995* 0.21 7.87/2014 0 18
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
31 92 74 83 107/2000 79/1987 63/1968* 79/2020* 0.21 3.55/1936 0 18
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
MON 92.8 75.1 84.0         6.19   0 587

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  25 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  11 7 4 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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