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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 >

APRIL TOP TENS
LAKE CHARLES
 

10 Warmest April's
Lake Charles
1895-2026

 

1 74.6 1967
2 72.8 2011
3 72.6 2026
4 72.5 2006
5 72.1 1999
6 72.0 1929
7 71.9 1927
t8 71.8 1954
t8 71.8 1965
t8 71.8 2001

 

10 Coolest April's
Lake Charles
1895-2026

 

1 62.9 1928
2 63.2 1899
3 63.4 1913
4 63.4 1983
5 63.7 1997
6 63.7 2007
7 64.0 1901
8 64.5 1973
9 64.5 1961
10 64.7 1898

 

10 Wettest April's
Lake Charles
1895-2026
 

1 15.30 1940
2 13.71 1957
3 13.18 2015
4 12.32 1914
5 12.24 1924
6 11.73 2019
7 11.43 1926
8 10.95 1973
9 10.49 2023
10 10.19 1905

 

10 Driest April's
Lake Charles
1895-2026

 

1 0.11 2010
2 0.38 1931
3 0.40 1999
4 0.47 1987
5 0.52 1978
6 0.59 2022
7 0.64 1963
8 0.72 2025
t9 0.85 1910
t9 0.85 2014

 


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