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 >

MAY TOP TENS
LAKE CHARLES

10 Warmest May's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	79.9	2010
2	79.4	2018
3	79.2	1933
4	78.7	2024
5	78.0	1896
6	78.0	2019
7	78.0	2022
8	77.9	2000
t9	77.8	1998
t9	77.8	2003

10 Coolest May's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	69.9	1917
2	71.0	1931
3	71.5	1924
4	71.6	1954
5	71.7	1940
6	71.8	1913
7	72.3	1976
8	72.4	1901
9	72.5	1960
t10	72.6	1897
t10	72.6	1945

10 Wettest May's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	21.45	1907
2	20.71	1980
3	20.50	2021
4	14.76	1991
5	14.28	1946
6	14.24	1941
7	12.23	2017
8	11.33	2007
9	11.20	1916
10	11.13	1953

10 Driest May's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	0.00	1899
2	0.04	1998
3	0.17	1898
4	0.34	1978
5	0.42	1960
6	0.43	2011
7	0.45	1901
8	0.51	2003
9	0.57	1963
10	0.85	1940

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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