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 >

DECEMBER TOP TENS
LAKE CHARLES

10 Warmest December's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	64.4	2021
2	63.7	1933
3	62.4	1984
4	61.7	1971
5	61.4	1922
6	60.0	2015
7	59.9	1956
8	59.9	1923
9	59.5	1970
10	58.6	2024

10 Coolest December's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	45.0	1989
2	46.1	1963
3	46.6	2000
4	47.3	1909
5	48.1	1983
6	48.4	1905
7	48.9	1898
8	49.1	1914
t9	49.4	1895
t9	49.4	1913
t9	49.4	1985

10 Wettest December's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	15.65	1911
2	13.27	1967
3	12.91	1932
4	12.67	1923
5	12.33	1914
6	12.05	2016
7	11.68	1941
8	11.63	1927
9	10.76	1982
10	10.43	1956

10 Driest December's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	0.98	2019
2	2.02	2000
3	2.03	2014
4	2.05	2013
5	2.07	1975
6	2.09	1925
t7	2.10	1908
t7	2.10	1919
9	2.11	1898
t10	2.15	1910
t10	2.15	1989

Warmest & Coolest represents temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Temperature ties, if possible, have been broken by going to ten thousandths of a degree
Wettest & Driest represents rainfall in inches

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