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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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JULY 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 91 75 83 101/1931 74/1964 64/1923* 80/1999 0.20 5.72/1987 0 18
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0515 CST    SUNSET 1918 CST    CT ENDS 1946 CST
2 92 75 83 100/1980* 79/1964 63/1924 82/1992 0.20 2.73/1968 0 18
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0515 CST    SUNSET 1918 CST    CT ENDS 1946 CST
3 92 75 83 100/1926 79/2006 61/1924 80/2017 0.20 3.75/1945 0 18
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1918 CST    CT ENDS 1946 CST
4 92 75 84 100/1909 76/1946* 63/1924 82/2016 0.20 2.54/1946 0 18
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1918 CST    CT ENDS 1945 CST
5 92 75 84 102/1938 77/1942 61/1924 83/2016 0.20 2.80/1995 0 18
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1918 CST    CT ENDS 1945 CST
6 92 76 84 101/1914 80/1911* 65/1968* 80/2016 0.20 3.36/2007 0 19
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1918 CST    CT ENDS 1945 CST
7 92 76 84 102/1939 81/1911 62/1924 81/2016 0.19 2.00/2011 0 19
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1918 CST    CT ENDS 1945 CST
8 92 76 84 102/1913 82/1938 60/1924 79/2016* 0.19 1.90/1905 0 19
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1918 CST    CT ENDS 1945 CST
9 92 76 84 101/1917* 76/1921* 65/1947* 80/2023* 0.18 3.33/1914 0 19
CT STARTS 0452 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1918 CST    CT ENDS 1944 CST
10 92 76 84 101/1917 81/2012* 63/1947 80/2007 0.18 2.13/1953 0 19
CT STARTS 0452 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1917 CST    CT ENDS 1944 CST
11 92 76 84 100/1917* 76/1961 65/1905 81/2023 0.18 3.58/1939 0 19
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1917 CST    CT ENDS 1944 CST
12 92 76 84 100/1960 76/1943 64/1905 82/2023 0.17 3.92/1941 0 19
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1917 CST    CT ENDS 1944 CST
13 92 76 84 103/1901 77/1953 67/1990* 82/2023 0.17 2.82/1960 0 19
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1916 CST    CT ENDS 1943 CST
14 92 76 84 101/1909 78/1900 63/1990 81/2023 0.18 2.25/1899 0 19
CT STARTS 0455 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1916 CST    CT ENDS 1943 CST
15 92 76 84 103/1909 80/1952* 61/1967 81/2023 0.18 4.44/2008 0 19
CT STARTS 0455 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1916 CST    CT ENDS 1942 CST
16 92 76 84 102/1980* 76/1990 62/1967 80/2018* 0.17 7.29/1952 0 19
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1915 CST    CT ENDS 1942 CST
17 92 76 84 102/1980 81/2014 65/1967 80/2018 0.19 4.11/1952 0 19
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1915 CST    CT ENDS 1942 CST
18 92 76 84 100/1944* 79/1905 67/1917 81/2018 0.18 4.23/2014 0 19
CT STARTS 0457 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1915 CST    CT ENDS 1941 CST
19 92 76 84 100/1951* 80/1967 67/1976* 81/2018 0.18 3.63/1969 0 19
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1914 CST    CT ENDS 1941 CST
20 92 76 84 102/1913 79/1969 67/1917 82/2018 0.18 2.67/1969 0 19
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1914 CST    CT ENDS 1940 CST
21 93 76 84 99/1937* 80/1944* 66/1913 81/2018 0.17 4.50/1917 0 19
CT STARTS 0459 CST    SUNRISE 0525 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1939 CST
22 93 76 84 100/1907 78/1933 67/1970* 82/1995 0.18 3.15/1942 0 19
CT STARTS 0500 CST    SUNRISE 0525 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1939 CST
23 93 76 84 101/1934 76/1913 63/1947 81/2011 0.18 2.42/2024 0 19
CT STARTS 0500 CST    SUNRISE 0526 CST    SUNSET 1912 CST    CT ENDS 1938 CST
24 93 76 84 102/1924 80/1979 61/1915 81/2011 0.18 3.19/2024 0 19
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1912 CST    CT ENDS 1938 CST
25 93 76 84 100/1918 79/2024* 62/1915 80/1899 0.18 6.36/1979 0 19
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1911 CST    CT ENDS 1937 CST
26 93 76 84 101/1912 78/2006 64/1915 79/2021* 0.18 5.18/2006 0 19
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1910 CST    CT ENDS 1936 CST
27 93 76 84 99/1930* 78/1943 64/1911 80/1995 0.18 3.42/1943 0 19
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1910 CST    CT ENDS 1936 CST
28 93 76 84 100/1995* 77/1933 67/1917* 79/1999* 0.18 4.21/1980 0 19
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1935 CST
29 93 76 84 102/1915* 79/1934 67/1904 80/2017* 0.18 4.14/1933 0 19
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1934 CST
30 93 76 84 102/2015 81/1972 65/1917 81/2009 0.18 2.31/1946 0 19
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1933 CST
31 93 76 84 100/2023* 79/2000 67/1984* 80/2008* 0.18 2.04/2009 0 19
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1907 CST    CT ENDS 1933 CST
MON 92.2 75.6 83.9         5.69   0 586

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  24 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  11 8 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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