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Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

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MARCH 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 70 50 60 82/1918 37/1962 26/1913 70/2012* 0.12 3.09/2015 6 1
CT STARTS 0614 CST    SUNRISE 0638 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 2 70 50 60 84/1905 40/1922 24/1913 70/2012 0.12 2.54/2001 6 2
CT STARTS 0613 CST    SUNRISE 0637 CST    SUNSET 1813 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 3 70 51 60 83/2000* 43/1943 23/1913 68/2020* 0.13 5.50/1934 6 2
CT STARTS 0612 CST    SUNRISE 0636 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 4 70 51 61 84/1910 35/2014 23/2002* 69/2024* 0.12 3.20/1915 6 2
CT STARTS 0611 CST    SUNRISE 0635 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 5 71 51 61 86/1910 43/1954 26/1917 70/1961 0.12 3.81/2011 6 2
CT STARTS 0610 CST    SUNRISE 0634 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 6 71 51 61 84/1911 43/1989 25/1989 68/1956* 0.12 3.10/1933 6 2
CT STARTS 0609 CST    SUNRISE 0633 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 7 71 51 61 88/1908 48/1960* 30/1943* 68/2023* 0.11 1.70/1998 6 2
CT STARTS 0608 CST    SUNRISE 0631 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 8 71 52 62 90/1911 44/1941* 29/1989 72/2012 0.12 2.54/1988 5 2
CT STARTS 0606 CST    SUNRISE 0630 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 9 72 52 62 83/1951 41/1932 26/1996 70/2016 0.11 1.25/2012 5 2
CT STARTS 0605 CST    SUNRISE 0629 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 10 72 52 62 89/1911 43/1932 26/1996 69/1974 0.11 2.50/1926 5 2
CT STARTS 0604 CST    SUNRISE 0628 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 11 72 52 62 89/1913 41/1932 31/1996* 71/2006 0.11 2.46/2012 5 2
CT STARTS 0603 CST    SUNRISE 0627 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 12 72 52 62 90/1913 47/1932 30/1948 72/2006 0.11 1.92/1947 5 2
CT STARTS 0602 CST    SUNRISE 0626 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 13 73 53 63 84/1928* 49/1993 29/1948* 71/2012 0.10 2.24/2003 5 2
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 14 73 53 63 86/1918 49/1999 27/1993 71/2024 0.11 3.16/2004 4 2
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 15 73 53 63 90/2008 49/1937 28/1913 71/2021 0.12 2.10/1896 4 2
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 16 73 53 63 86/1907 45/1900 25/1913 72/1945 0.11 1.71/1998 4 2
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 17 73 53 63 84/1982 50/1960 29/1913 72/1945 0.11 3.60/1987 4 2
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0620 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 18 74 54 64 85/1908* 42/1941 30/1913 73/2012 0.11 2.20/1906 4 2
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 19 74 54 64 87/2018* 41/1923 28/1923 73/2020 0.11 1.85/1950 4 2
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 20 74 54 64 86/1918 49/1914 21/1923 73/1900 0.12 2.55/1985 4 2
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 21 74 54 64 87/1910 46/1915* 32/1965 70/1952 0.12 3.06/1949 3 2
CT STARTS 0551 CST    SUNRISE 0615 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 22 75 54 64 90/1910 45/1915 27/1915 68/1929* 0.13 1.50/1901 3 3
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 23 75 54 65 89/1910 39/1915 25/1915 71/2020 0.12 4.99/2021 3 3
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 24 75 55 65 90/1910 55/1912 28/1915 73/2020 0.13 1.48/1973 3 3
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 25 75 55 65 89/1910 52/1974 30/1915 70/1949 0.13 4.32/1943 3 3
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 26 75 55 65 87/1910* 45/1955 32/1915 73/1995 0.12 1.86/1916 3 3
CT STARTS 0545 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 27 76 55 65 90/1910 47/1955 28/1913 73/2021* 0.13 4.75/1951 3 3
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1853 CST
 28 76 55 66 87/1910 52/1926 30/1913 72/1975 0.13 2.72/1992 2 3
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 29 76 56 66 89/1909 44/1937 34/1930 71/1939 0.12 3.33/1949 2 3
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 30 76 56 66 94/1946 48/1987 34/1913 72/1938 0.13 3.40/1935 2 3
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 31 76 56 66 88/1946 54/2019 31/1987 72/2016* 0.12 2.33/1921 2 3
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0603 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 MON 73.1 53.1 63.1         3.67   130 71

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 6 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 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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