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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 >

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DECEMBER 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 68 47 58 82/1912 33/1896 23/1896 70/1982 0.14 1.88/1955 8 1
CT STARTS 0626 CST    SUNRISE 0652 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 2 68 47 58 86/1912 32/1896 23/1896 73/1982 0.15 3.00/1897 9 1
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0653 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 3 68 47 57 89/1912 40/1896 25/1929 68/1995 0.14 6.60/2016 9 1
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0653 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 4 67 47 57 88/1912 44/1978* 25/1929 69/2013 0.14 4.66/1952 9 1
CT STARTS 0628 CST    SUNRISE 0654 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 5 67 47 57 82/1926 43/1897 24/1898 68/1933 0.14 5.85/1971 9 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0655 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 6 67 47 57 81/2019* 37/1950 24/1950 71/2004 0.13 2.89/1969 9 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 7 67 47 57 83/1912 39/2013 21/1950 71/1998 0.14 2.77/1927 9 1
CT STARTS 0630 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 8 67 46 57 82/1966* 41/2017 25/1910 69/2007 0.14 3.75/1935 10 1
CT STARTS 0631 CST    SUNRISE 0657 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 9 66 46 56 82/2007 42/1937 24/2006 68/1923 0.14 5.89/1967 10 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0658 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 10 66 46 56 84/1918 36/1898 24/1978 72/2021 0.13 4.50/1964 10 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 11 66 46 56 81/2007 40/1898 28/1995* 68/1949 0.13 2.19/1909 10 1
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 12 66 46 56 80/2015* 37/1962* 22/1962 70/1919 0.13 2.60/1911 10 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 13 66 46 56 81/1933* 40/1895 18/1962 70/1931 0.14 3.73/1956 10 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1741 CST
 14 66 46 56 81/1971 39/1960* 24/1914 68/1967 0.13 2.48/2022 10 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1741 CST
 15 65 45 55 81/1995 40/1914* 24/1914* 70/1948 0.14 4.38/1986 10 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1741 CST
 16 65 45 55 81/2024* 35/1932 22/1943 68/2001* 0.14 2.37/1959 10 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 17 65 45 55 82/1924 32/1932 24/1972* 71/2016 0.14 3.86/1995 11 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 18 65 45 55 81/1924 32/1932 21/1901 65/2002 0.13 2.03/1995 11 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 19 65 45 55 80/1919 39/1929 22/1996* 66/2008* 0.14 3.25/1914 11 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 20 65 45 55 79/2007* 27/1901 21/1996 70/1967 0.14 2.00/1928 11 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 21 64 45 55 78/1998* 35/1924 22/1901 69/1990 0.14 4.45/1923 11 1
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 22 64 45 54 79/2017* 30/1989 16/1989 69/2017 0.15 6.60/1932 11 1
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 23 64 44 54 79/2025* 28/1989 11/1989 64/1932 0.15 2.22/1945 11 1
CT STARTS 0640 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 24 64 44 54 80/2015 31/1983 12/1989 69/1987* 0.16 1.88/1926 12 0
CT STARTS 0640 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 25 64 44 54 79/2016* 29/1983 13/1983 74/2015 0.16 1.99/1926 12 0
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1720 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 26 64 44 54 81/2016* 38/1983 21/1983 73/2015 0.17 4.79/1982 12 1
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1720 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 27 64 44 54 80/2015 43/1930 25/2010 66/2016 0.18 2.20/1960 12 1
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1721 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 28 63 44 54 81/2025 40/1950 24/1925 68/1946 0.17 5.95/1927 12 1
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 29 63 44 54 80/2021 34/1925 26/1983* 71/2021 0.18 2.51/2010 12 1
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 30 63 44 53 81/2021 39/1983 21/1983 68/1984* 0.18 4.11/2006 12 1
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 31 63 44 53 80/2021 35/1946 19/1983 73/2021 0.17 4.86/1941 12 1
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 MON 65.3 45.3 55.3         4.56   325 24

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 3 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  10 6 3 1

 

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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