Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - AUGUST
LAKE CHARLES

Warmest August Highs
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	109	8/27/2023
2	107	8/31/2000
3	106	8/24/2023
t4	105	8/18/1909
t4	105	8/30/2000
t4	105	8/20/2023
t7	104	8/9/1935
t7	104	8/15/1951
t7	104	8/15/2023

Coolest August Lows
Lake Charles
1895-2025

t1	59	8/25/1917
t1	59	8/29/1992
t1	59	8/15/2004
t4	60	8/22/1927
t4	60	8/23/1927
t6	61	many dates

Wettest August Days
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	10.22	8/29/1962
2	7.87	8/30/2014
3	6.87	8/28/2017
4	6.77	8/7/1940
5	5.88	8/28/1978
6	5.87	8/23/1977
7	5.50	8/20/1915
8	4.90	8/20/2019
9	4.84	8/8/1940
10	4.51	8/15/2002

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

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