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Strong Storms and Heavy Rainfall Threats; Dangerous Heat for Southern Plains into the Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, will impact areas of the Plains into the Midwest today. Rainfall can be locally heavy as well from these storms with isolated instances of flash flooding. Monsoonal flow will enhance rainfall across the Four Corners into the central Rockies today. Meanwhile, summer heat continues for the southern Plains, Southwest into southern California. 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