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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains in the Appalachians

Multiple rounds of moderate to locally heavy rain will impact portions of the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic, which may lead to flash flooding concerns. Thunderstorms with isolated severe wind gusts will be possible this afternoon from parts of the Southeast into the southern and central Appalachians. A multi-day heavy rain will pose a flash flood threat in New Mexico beginning Tuesday. Read More >

ANNUAL TOP TENS
LAKE CHARLES
 

10 Warmest Years
Lake Charles
1895-2025

 

1 71.5 2024
2 71.2 1927
3 71.1 2012
4 71.1 2023
5 71.0 2017
6 71.0 1933
7 70.6 2016
8 70.4 2018
9 70.4 2019
10 70.2 2025

 

10 Coolest Years
Lake Charles
1895-2025

 

1 65.7 1940
2 66.0 1912
3 66.1 1979
4 66.4 1976
5 66.5 1968
6 66.6 1983
7 66.8 1978
8 66.8 1960
9 66.9 1964
10 67.1 1969

 

10 Wettest Years
Lake Charles
1895-2025
 

1 85.14 2002
2 79.40 1923
3 75.85 2017
4 75.79 1979
5 75.24 1900
6 75.03 1973
7 74.87 2016
8 73.55 2009
9 72.83 1940
10 72.74 1914

 

10 Driest Years
Lake Charles
1895-2025

 

1 30.08 1954
2 31.66 1939
3 34.80 1965
4 35.85 2010
5 36.60 1917
t6 37.38 1951
t6 37.38 1999
8 38.64 2011
9 39.00 1948
10 39.37 1956

 


Warmest & Coolest represents temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Temperature ties, if possible, have been broken by going to ten thousandths of a degree
Wettest & Driest represents rainfall in inches