Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Isolated to widely scattered severe storms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley, and parts of the Ozarks to Lower Mississippi Valley today. 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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Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

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