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 >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - JANUARY
LAKE CHARLES

Warmest January Highs
Lake Charles
1895-2026

1	88	1/5/1913
2	87	1/6/1913
3	86	1/19/1914
t4	85	1/12/1911
t4	85	1/4/1913
t4	85	1/20/1914
t4	85	1/23/1914
t4	85	1/25/1914
t9	84	multiple dates

Coolest January Lows
Lake Charles
1895-2026

1	6	1/22/2025
t2	12	1/24/1948
t2	12	1/21/2025
t4	13	1/12/1918
t4	13	1/18/1930
t6	14	1/5/1911
t6	14	1/19/1940
t8	15	1/10/1962
t8	15	1/11/1962
t8	15	1/11/1982
t8	15	1/21/1985

Wettest January Days
Lake Charles
1895-2026

1	6.60	1/24/1915
2	6.26	1/9/2012
3	5.05	1/10/1991
4	5.00	1/21/1916
5	4.46	1/8/1992
6	4.42	1/24/1920
7	4.37	1/27/2018
t8	4.00	1/1/1897
t8	4.00	1/19/1898
10	3.97	1/1/2013

Warmest & Coolest is temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Wettest is rainfall in inches

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