Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.

Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. through Thursday, focused from the central High Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, and dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. Dangerous heat will build across the southern U.S. Friday into the weekend. 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

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Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.

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