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 >

AUGUST TOP TENS
LAKE CHARLES

10 Warmest August's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	89.2	2023
2	86.9	2011
3	86.0	1902
4	86.0	1951
5	85.8	1999
6	85.7	2010
7	85.7	1995
8	85.6	2024
9	85.2	2019
10	84.5	1998

10 Coolest August's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	79.5	1940
2	79.6	1973
3	79.7	1992
4	80.0	1965
5	80.1	1967
6	80.3	1960
7	80.5	1904
8	80.6	1918
9	80.7	1974
t10	80.7	1911
t10	80.7	1931

10 Wettest August's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	23.57	2017
2	17.36	1962
3	15.74	2014
4	15.05	1915
5	14.70	2016
6	14.56	1940
7	11.52	1977
8	10.68	1913
9	10.63	1910
10	10.13	1916

10 Driest August's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	Trace	1999
2	0.77	1976
3	0.94	1990
4	1.00	1951
5	1.11	2023
6	1.17	1902
7	1.29	2000
8	1.36	1952
9	1.55	1980
10	1.73	1924

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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