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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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OCTOBER 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 87 66 76 97/1904 70/1985 42/1924* 80/1977 0.16 0.96/1988 0 11
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1757 CST    CT ENDS 1821 CST
 2 86 66 76 103/1900 70/1958 45/1984* 77/2014 0.16 1.62/2009 0 11
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1756 CST    CT ENDS 1820 CST
 3 86 65 76 96/2019 70/1961 47/2011* 76/1986 0.15 2.46/2002 0 11
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0608 CST    SUNSET 1755 CST    CT ENDS 1819 CST
 4 86 65 75 96/2019 68/1965 45/1987 77/2002 0.16 4.00/1906 0 10
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0608 CST    SUNSET 1754 CST    CT ENDS 1818 CST
 5 86 65 75 96/1909 64/1965 46/1987 76/2005 0.15 1.94/1944 0 10
CT STARTS 0545 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1753 CST    CT ENDS 1817 CST
 6 85 64 75 95/1928* 68/1932 44/1932 75/2009* 0.14 4.27/1970 0 10
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1752 CST    CT ENDS 1815 CST
 7 85 64 74 95/1911 65/1952 45/2010* 77/2009 0.14 2.40/1984 0 10
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1750 CST    CT ENDS 1814 CST
 8 85 64 74 96/1911 53/2000 40/1952 81/2009 0.14 2.37/1909 0 9
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1749 CST    CT ENDS 1813 CST
 9 84 63 74 93/1916 54/2000 39/1921 75/2017 0.13 9.53/2020 0 9
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1748 CST    CT ENDS 1812 CST
 10 84 63 73 92/2017* 66/1990 36/1917 75/1997 0.13 2.49/2017 0 9
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1747 CST    CT ENDS 1811 CST
 11 84 62 73 96/1926 65/1994 37/1917 74/2021* 0.14 3.87/1970 0 8
CT STARTS 0549 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1746 CST    CT ENDS 1810 CST
 12 84 62 73 91/1929* 64/1982 41/1906 74/2020 0.15 1.60/1901 0 8
CT STARTS 0549 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1745 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 13 83 62 72 94/1929 66/1986 38/1917 74/2009 0.15 2.46/2001 0 8
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1743 CST    CT ENDS 1808 CST
 14 83 61 72 93/1929 66/1906 40/1917* 76/2009 0.14 4.17/1925 0 8
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1742 CST    CT ENDS 1806 CST
 15 83 61 72 93/2024* 65/1912 40/1907 77/2009 0.15 5.60/1925 0 7
CT STARTS 0551 CST    SUNRISE 0615 CST    SUNSET 1741 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 16 82 60 71 93/1947* 63/1943 43/1943* 77/1984 0.16 2.71/2006 0 7
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 17 82 60 71 93/1915 65/2019 40/1943 75/1980 0.17 2.48/1928 1 6
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1739 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 18 82 60 71 92/1929 64/2022* 36/1948 78/2007 0.17 3.45/1980 1 6
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1802 CST
 19 81 59 70 90/2016* 59/1989 36/2022 79/2004 0.17 1.46/2006 1 6
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 20 81 59 70 91/1927 62/1976 32/1989* 76/2004 0.18 2.16/1949 1 6
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1736 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 21 81 58 70 92/1927 64/1898 32/1917 77/1984 0.17 1.52/2019 1 6
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1735 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 22 80 58 69 92/1906 62/1898 34/1917 73/2004 0.18 4.10/1972 1 5
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0620 CST    SUNSET 1734 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 23 80 58 69 96/1939 61/1937 36/1911 73/2015 0.17 2.00/1918 1 5
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 24 80 57 68 91/1919 59/1981 38/1911* 76/1896 0.16 3.38/1996 2 5
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1732 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 25 79 57 68 92/1927 61/1957 36/1999 76/1896 0.16 7.00/1900 2 5
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 26 79 57 68 92/1927 53/1957 39/1909* 78/2010 0.16 5.31/2009 2 5
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 27 79 56 67 92/1927 58/1976 34/1898 76/2010 0.15 7.20/1970 2 4
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1729 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 28 78 56 67 92/1927 54/1997 35/1898 73/1991 0.15 3.24/1985 2 4
CT STARTS 0600 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 29 78 56 67 91/1900 53/1980 36/2017* 73/2009 0.16 5.70/1918 2 4
CT STARTS 0600 CST    SUNRISE 0625 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 30 77 55 66 89/1922 51/1993 37/1908 72/2024 0.15 2.52/1991 3 4
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0626 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 31 77 55 66 88/1971* 47/1925 30/1993 71/1974* 0.15 4.58/2015 3 4
CT STARTS 0602 CST    SUNRISE 0627 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 MON 82.1 60.4 71.3         4.80   28 222

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  2 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 5 3 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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