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 >

OCTOBER TOP TENS
LAKE CHARLES

10 Warmest October's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	76.4	1919
2	76.0	2004
3	75.5	1941
4	75.3	1947
5	74.8	1971
6	74.5	1931
7	74.2	1926
8	73.9	2021
9	73.7	1984
10	73.7	2025

10 Coolest October's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	61.9	1976
2	63.4	1952
3	63.5	1917
4	64.7	1908
5	65.1	1906
6	65.6	1980
7	65.7	1964
8	66.0	1895
9	66.1	1987
10	66.5	1943

10 Wettest October's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	21.44	2002
2	17.28	1970
3	16.17	1925
4	15.79	1919
5	14.96	2009
6	12.75	1985
7	12.22	1984
8	11.69	1918
9	11.15	1949
10	10.92	2006

10 Driest October's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	0.00	1908
t2	Trace	1924
t2	Trace	1952
t2	Trace	1963
5	0.08	1905
6	0.10	1914
7	0.18	1978
8	0.23	1983
9	0.27	2016
t10	0.30	1904
t10	0.30	1964

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

LCH RSS Feed

Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

Climate Information