Snow Climatology for Southeast Texas & Southwest Louisiana |
All Measurable Snowfalls (1895-2010) | ||||||||||
Alexandria |
Beaumont/Port Arthur |
Lake Charles | Lafayette | New Iberia | ||||||
1 | Feb 12-13, 1960 | 9.1" | Feb 14-15, 1895 | 30.0" | Feb 14-15, 1895 | 22.0" | Feb 14-15, 1895 | 14.0" | Feb 14-15, 1895 | 13.5" |
2 | Jan 23, 1940 | 8.2" | Feb 12-13, 1960 | 4.4" | Feb 12-13, 1960 | 5.0" | Feb 12-13, 1960 | 4.7" | Feb 25, 1914 | 3.5" |
3 | Feb 13-15, 1895 | 8.0" | Jan 11, 1973 | 3.0" | Jan 11, 1973 | 4.0" | Feb 25, 1914 | 4.0" | Feb 11-12, 1899 | 3.0" |
4 | Dec 29, 1901 | 8.0" | Feb 12, 1958 | 2.9" | Jan 23, 1940 | 3.4" | Jan 30, 1949 | 3.1" | Feb 12-13, 1960 | 3.0" |
5 | Jan 30, 1949 | 6.7" | Jan 23, 1940 | 2.5" | Jan 22, 1935 | 3.0" | Feb 12, 1958 | 3.0" | Feb 12-13, 1958 | 2.6" |
6 | Dec 22, 1929 | 5.0" | Dec 22, 1929 | 2.0" | Jan 30, 1949 | 2.4" | Jan 22, 1940 | 2.5" | Jan 30, 1949 | 2.1" |
7 | Jan 22, 1935 | 5.0" | Jan 30, 1949 | 1.8" | Jan 23, 1948 | 2.0" | Jan 23, 1948 | 2.2" | Jan 11, 1918 | 1.0" |
8 | Jan 23, 1948 | 4.5" | Dec 11, 2008 | 1.8" | Feb 7, 1988 | 1.6" | Jan 22, 1935 | 2.0" | Jan 11, 1973 | 1.0" |
9 | Jan 10-12, 1973 | 4.0" | Mar 22, 1968 | 1.4" | Feb 12, 1958 | 1.2" | Feb 9, 1973 | 2.0" | Dec 11, 2008 | 0.8" |
10 | Feb 11-12, 2010 | 3.0" | Jan 23, 1948 | 1.3" | Jan 19, 1978 | 1.0" | Feb 12, 1899 | 1.5" | Dec 22, 1989 | 0.5" |
11 | Feb 4, 1923 | 3.0" | Jan 31, 1951 | 0.8" | Jan 31-Feb 1, 1951 | 0.6" | Jan 11, 1973 | 1.5" | Feb 1, 1951 | 0.4" |
12 | Feb 16, 1899 | 3.0" | Dec 22, 1989 | 0.7" | Dec 11, 2008 | 0.4" | Dec 11, 2008 | 1.0" | ||
13 | Feb 10, 1899 | 3.0" | Feb 2, 1980 | 0.7" | Feb 23, 1968 | 0.3" | Jan 12, 1918 | 1.0" | ||
14 | Jan 23-24, 1958 | 2.6" | Jan 3, 1985 | 0.4" | Jan 18, 1940 | 0.3" | Feb 7, 1988 | 0.5" | ||
15 | Jan 20, 1978 | 2.0" | Feb 17, 1973 | 0.4" | Dec 4, 2009 | 0.2" | Feb 12, 2010 | 0.4" | ||
16 | Jan 30-Feb 1,1951 | 1.9" | Feb 7, 1988 | 0.2" | Dec 22, 1989 | 0.2" | Dec 4, 2009 | 0.3" | ||
17 | Dec 2, 1896 | 1.0" | Jan 13, 1982 | 0.2" | Jan 13, 1982 | 0.2" | Jan 23, 1926 | 0.2" | ||
18 | Jan 26, 1897 | 1.0" | ||||||||
19 | Dec 10, 1898 | 1.0" | ||||||||
20 | Feb 12, 1899 | 1.0" | ||||||||
21 | Jan 28, 1904 | 1.0" | ||||||||
22 | Jan 3, 1985 | 1.0" | ||||||||
23 | Feb 23, 1901 | 0.8" | ||||||||
24 | Dec 4, 2009 | 0.2" | ||||||||
25 | Feb 11, 1963 | 0.2" |
Earliest Measurable Snowfall (1895-2010) |
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Location |
Date |
Amount |
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Alexandria LA |
Dec 2, 1896 |
1.0" |
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Beaumont/Port Arthur TX |
Dec 11, 2008 |
1.8" |
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Lake Charles LA |
Dec 4, 2009 |
0.2" |
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Lafayette LA |
Dec 4, 2009 |
0.3" |
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New Iberia LA |
Dec 11, 2008 |
0.8" |
Climate Normal Snowfall by Month (1971-2000) |
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Location |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Alexandria LA | 0.2" | 0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX | 0.1" | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lake Charles LA | 0.2" | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lafayette LA | 0.1" | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Iberia LA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Monthly Average Snowfall (1895-2009) |
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Location |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Alexandria LA | 0.3" | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2" |
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX | 0.1" | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lake Charles LA | 0.2" | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lafayette LA | 0.1" | 0.3" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Iberia LA | 0 | 0.3" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1" |
Total Measurable Snowfalls by Month (1895-2010) |
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Location |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Alexandria LA | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Lake Charles LA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Lafayette LA | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
New Iberia LA | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Most Measurable Snowfalls in One Season (July-June) |
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Location |
Total Measurable Snowfalls | Year | |
Alexandria LA | 4 | 1898/1899 | |
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX | 2 | 1973 | |
Lake Charles LA | 1 | several | |
Lafayette LA | 2 | 1973/2010 | |
New Iberia LA | 1 | several |
Measurable Snowfall Averages (1895-2010) |
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Location |
Total Measurable Snowfalls | Average Measurable Snowfall Occurrence | Most Likely Month for Measurable Snow |
Alexandria LA | 25 | Once every 4.6 years | January |
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX | 17 | Once every 6.76 years | January |
Lake Charles LA | 17 | Once every 6.76 years | January |
Lafayette LA | 17 | Once every 6.76 years | February |
New Iberia LA | 11 | Once every 10.45 years | February |