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

Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - MAY
LAKE CHARLES

Warmest May Highs
Lake Charles
1895-2026

t1	100	5/30/1911
t1	100	5/31/1911
t1	100	5/22/1915
4	99	5/21/2005
t5	97	many times

Coolest May Lows
Lake Charles
1895-2026

1	40	5/1/1908
2	41	5/2/1908
3	42	5/4/2013
t4	45	5/2/1925
t4	45	5/3/1929
t4	45	5/3/2013
t4	45	5/15/2014
t8	46	many times

Wettest May Days
Lake Charles
1895-2026

1	15.67	5/16/1980
2	12.49	5/17/2021
3	5.53	5/30/1979
4	5.49	5/3/2017
5	5.20	5/1/2016
6	5.00	5/28/1915
7	4.88	5/10/2013
8	4.82	5/20/1983
9	4.71	5/29/1929
10	4.68	5/28/2014

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

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

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