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Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. 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