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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 >

Lake Charles, LA

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FEBRUARY 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 64 45 54 80/1950 25/1951 15/1951 66/1988* 0.13 4.14/1952 11 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1750 CST    CT ENDS 1815 CST
 2 64 45 55 81/1914* 27/1951 13/1951 69/1989 0.13 2.00/1959 11 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1750 CST    CT ENDS 1815 CST
 3 65 45 55 80/1927* 34/2011* 16/1951 69/2012 0.13 2.05/1913 11 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1751 CST    CT ENDS 1816 CST
 4 65 45 55 80/1957* 34/1905 19/1996 67/2020* 0.12 3.34/1923 11 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1752 CST    CT ENDS 1817 CST
 5 65 45 55 82/2025 35/1923 17/1996 67/2019* 0.12 3.13/1955 11 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1753 CST    CT ENDS 1818 CST
 6 65 45 55 80/2025* 34/1989 21/1912 69/2019 0.12 1.97/1974 10 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1754 CST    CT ENDS 1819 CST
 7 65 46 55 87/1904 35/1989 23/1917 68/2017 0.12 1.65/1903 10 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1755 CST    CT ENDS 1819 CST
 8 65 46 56 83/1911 33/1899 19/1933 68/2025 0.13 2.30/1908 10 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1756 CST    CT ENDS 1820 CST
 9 66 46 56 81/2025 35/1973 17/1933 68/1999* 0.12 2.83/1923 10 1
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0658 CST    SUNSET 1756 CST    CT ENDS 1821 CST
 10 66 46 56 80/1957 38/2011 19/1933 68/2020* 0.12 3.24/2018 10 1
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0657 CST    SUNSET 1757 CST    CT ENDS 1822 CST
 11 66 46 56 79/1967 37/2014 22/1981 69/1932 0.11 3.21/2004 10 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0657 CST    SUNSET 1758 CST    CT ENDS 1823 CST
 12 66 47 56 80/2017 10/1899 3/1899 67/2017 0.11 3.39/1997 10 1
CT STARTS 0631 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1759 CST    CT ENDS 1823 CST
 13 66 47 57 82/1923 16/1899 11/1899 67/1923 0.12 4.39/1927 9 1
CT STARTS 0630 CST    SUNRISE 0655 CST    SUNSET 1800 CST    CT ENDS 1824 CST
 14 67 47 57 81/1911 20/1899 14/1899 68/1949 0.11 2.67/1969 9 1
CT STARTS 0630 CST    SUNRISE 0654 CST    SUNSET 1801 CST    CT ENDS 1825 CST
 15 67 47 57 84/1945 31/2021 20/2021* 68/2001* 0.11 3.25/1929 9 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0653 CST    SUNSET 1802 CST    CT ENDS 1826 CST
 16 67 47 57 81/1911 36/2021* 16/2021 68/1956 0.12 2.15/1903 9 1
CT STARTS 0628 CST    SUNRISE 0652 CST    SUNSET 1803 CST    CT ENDS 1826 CST
 17 67 48 57 80/1911 38/2021 20/1903 68/1927 0.11 3.31/1961 8 1
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0651 CST    SUNSET 1804 CST    CT ENDS 1827 CST
 18 67 48 58 79/2000* 33/1900 20/1910* 69/1961 0.12 3.51/2012 8 1
CT STARTS 0626 CST    SUNRISE 0650 CST    SUNSET 1804 CST    CT ENDS 1828 CST
 19 68 48 58 80/2017* 39/2006 25/1910 67/1956 0.11 1.70/1947 8 1
CT STARTS 0625 CST    SUNRISE 0650 CST    SUNSET 1805 CST    CT ENDS 1829 CST
 20 68 48 58 88/1913 43/2025 27/2025* 69/2018 0.11 2.15/1943 8 1
CT STARTS 0624 CST    SUNRISE 0649 CST    SUNSET 1806 CST    CT ENDS 1829 CST
 21 68 48 58 87/1913 42/2025* 27/2025 71/2018 0.11 2.70/1969 8 1
CT STARTS 0623 CST    SUNRISE 0648 CST    SUNSET 1806 CST    CT ENDS 1830 CST
 22 68 49 58 85/1913 32/1968 23/1978 71/2018 0.11 1.89/1928 8 1
CT STARTS 0622 CST    SUNRISE 0647 CST    SUNSET 1807 CST    CT ENDS 1831 CST
 23 68 49 59 83/1913 35/1968 22/1912 71/2018 0.11 1.87/1985 7 1
CT STARTS 0621 CST    SUNRISE 0646 CST    SUNSET 1807 CST    CT ENDS 1831 CST
 24 69 49 59 84/1906 33/1914 21/1914 72/2018 0.12 2.20/1917 7 1
CT STARTS 0620 CST    SUNRISE 0645 CST    SUNSET 1808 CST    CT ENDS 1832 CST
 25 69 49 59 83/1906 33/1914 23/1914 67/2000* 0.11 2.47/1993 7 1
CT STARTS 0619 CST    SUNRISE 0644 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 26 69 50 59 83/1972 42/1982 22/1914 69/1962* 0.11 1.95/1997 7 1
CT STARTS 0618 CST    SUNRISE 0642 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1834 CST
 27 69 50 60 83/1956 45/1937 24/2002 69/1944 0.11 2.56/1903 7 1
CT STARTS 0617 CST    SUNRISE 0641 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1834 CST
 28 70 50 60 85/1932 50/1962* 26/1913 71/2018* 0.11 1.44/1995 7 1
CT STARTS 0616 CST    SUNRISE 0640 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 29 70 50 60 84/1932 45/1968 32/1984 69/2012 --- 0.54/1996 6 1
CT STARTS 0615 CST    SUNRISE 0639 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 MON 66.7 47.1 56.9         3.26   250 24

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 2 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  9 5 2 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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