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

Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. through Thursday, focused from the central High Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, and dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. Dangerous heat will build across the southern U.S. Friday into the weekend. Read More >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - DECEMBER
LAKE CHARLES
 

Warmest December Highs
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1 89 12/3/1912
2 88 12/4/1912
3 86 12/2/1912
t4 84 12/10/1918
t4 84 12/3/1933
6 83 12/7/1912
t7 82 multiple dates

 

Coolest December Lows
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1 11 12/23/1989
2 12 12/24/1989
3 13 12/25/1983
t4 16 12/22/1989
t4 16 12/23/2022
6 17 12/24/1983
7 18 12/13/1962
8 19 12/31/1983
t9 20 12/25/1989
t9 20 12/24/1990

 

Wettest December Days
Lake Charles
1895-2025

t1 6.60 12/22/1932
t1 6.60 12/3/2016
3 6.19 12/3/2002
4 5.95 12/28/1927
5 5.89 12/9/1967
6 5.85 12/5/1971
7 4.86 12/31/1941
8 4.79 12/26/1982
9 4.66 12/4/1952
10 4.62 12/22/1941

 


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