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 - 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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