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 >

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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