Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Snow Climatology for
Southwest Louisiana & Southeast Texas

All Measurable Snowfalls (1895-2025)

Alexandria

Beaumont/Port Arthur

Lafayette

Lake Charles

New Iberia

1	Feb 12-13, 1960	9.1"
2	Jan 23, 1940	8.2"
3	Feb 13-15, 1895	8.0"
4	Dec 29, 1901	8.0"
5	Jan 30, 1949	6.7"
6	Dec 22, 1929	5.0"
7	Jan 22, 1935	5.0"
8	Jan 23, 1948	4.5"
9	Jan 10-12, 1973	4.0"
10	Feb 10, 1899	3.0"
11	Feb 16, 1899	3.0"
12	Feb 4, 1923	3.0"
13	Feb 11-12, 2010	3.0"
14	Jan 23-24, 2014	3.0"
15	Jan 21, 2025	2.7"
16	Jan 23-24, 1958	2.6"
17	Dec 8, 2017	2.1"
18	Jan 20, 1978	2.0"
19	Jan 30-Feb 1,1951	1.9"
20	Jan 28, 2014	1.5"
21	Feb 15, 2021	1.5"
22	Dec 2, 1896	1.0"
23	Jan 26, 1897	1.0"
24	Dec 10, 1898	1.0"
25	Feb 12, 1899	1.0"
26	Jan 28, 1904	1.0"
27	Jan 3, 1985	1.0"
28	Feb 23, 1901	0.8"
29	Jan 16, 2018	0.8"
30	Jan 6, 2017	0.5"
31	Feb 6, 2014	0.3"
32	Mar 5, 2015	0.3"
33	Jan 10, 2021	0.3"
34	Feb 11, 1963	0.2"
35	Dec 4, 2009	0.2"
36	Mar 3, 2014	0.2"
37	Jan 15, 2024	0.2"

1	Feb 14-15, 1895	30.0"
2	Jan 21, 2025	4.5"
3	Feb 12-13, 1960	4.4"
4	Jan 11, 1973	3.0"
5	Dec 8, 2017	3.0"
6	Feb 12, 1958	2.9"
7	Jan 23, 1940	2.5"
8	Feb 15, 2021	2.1"
9	Dec 22, 1929	2.0"
10	Jan 30, 1949	1.8"
11	Dec 11, 2008	1.8"
12	Mar 22, 1968	1.4"
13	Jan 23, 1948	1.3"
14	Jan 31, 1951	0.8"
15	Feb 2, 1980	0.7"
16	Dec 22, 1989	0.7"
17	Feb 17, 1973	0.4"
18	Jan 3, 1985	0.4"
19	Jan 28, 2014	0.3"
20	Jan 13, 1982	0.2"
21	Feb 7, 1988	0.2"
22	Jan 16, 2018	0.1"

1	Feb 14-15, 1895	14.0"
2	Jan 21, 2025	9.0"
3	Feb 12-13, 1960	4.7"
4	Feb 25, 1914	4.0"
5	Jan 30, 1949	3.1"
6	Feb 12, 1958	3.0"
7	Jan 22, 1940	2.5"
8	Jan 23, 1948	2.2"
9	Jan 22, 1935	2.0"
10	Feb 9, 1973	2.0"
11	Dec 8, 2017	1.7"
12	Feb 12, 1899	1.5"
13	Jan 11, 1973	1.5"
14	Jan 12, 1918	1.0"
15	Dec 11, 2008	1.0"
16	Feb 7, 1988	0.5"
17	Jan 24, 2014	0.5"
18	Feb 15, 2021	0.5"
19	Feb 12, 2010	0.4"
20	Dec 4, 2009	0.3"
21	Jan 28, 2014	0.3"
22	Jan 16, 2018	0.3"
23	Jan 23, 1926	0.2"

1	Feb 14-15, 1895	22.0"
2	Jan 21, 2025	5.5"
3	Feb 12-13, 1960	5.0"
4	Jan 11, 1973	4.0"
5	Jan 23, 1940	3.4"
6	Jan 22, 1935	3.0"
7	Jan 30, 1949	2.4"
8	Dec 8, 2017	2.1"
9	Jan 23, 1948	2.0"
10	Feb 7, 1988	1.6"
11	Feb 12, 1958	1.2"
12	Jan 19, 1978	1.0"
13	Feb 15, 2021	0.8"
14	Jan 31-Feb 1, 1951	0.6"
15	Dec 11, 2008	0.4"
16	Jan 18, 1940	0.3"
17	Feb 23, 1968	0.3"
18	Jan 13, 1982	0.2"
19	Dec 22, 1989	0.2"
20	Dec 4, 2009	0.2"
21	Jan 28, 2014	0.1"
22	Jan 16, 2018	0.1"

1	Feb 14-15, 1895	13.5"
2	Jan 21, 2025	8.0"
3	Feb 25, 1914	3.5"
4	Feb 11-12, 1899	3.0"
5	Feb 12-13, 1960	3.0"
6	Feb 12-13, 1958	2.6"
7	Dec 8, 2017	2.4"
8	Jan 30, 1949	2.1"
9	Jan 11, 1918	1.0"
10	Jan 11, 1973	1.0"
11	Dec 11, 2008	0.8"
12	Dec 22, 1989	0.5"
13	Feb 1, 1951	0.4"
14	Jan 28, 2014	0.1"

Earliest Measurable Snowfall (1895-2025)

Location

Earliest

Latest

Alexandria LA

Dec 2, 1896

Mar 5, 2015

Beaumont/Port Arthur TX

Dec 8, 2017

Mar 22, 1968

Lake Charles LA

Dec 4, 2009

Feb 23, 1968

Lafayette LA

Dec 4, 2009

Feb 25, 1914

New Iberia LA

Dec 8, 2017

Feb 25, 1914

Climate Normal Snowfall by Month (1971-2000)
Location	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Alexandria LA	0.2"	0.1"	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 (1895-2025)
Location	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Alexandria LA	0.4"	0.3"	<0.1"	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1"
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX	0.1"	0.3"	<0.1"	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1"
Lake Charles LA	0.2"	0.2"	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	<0.1"
Lafayette LA	0.2"	0.2"	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	<0.1"
New Iberia LA	0.1"	0.2"	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	<0.1"

Total Measurable Snowfalls by Month (1895-2025)
Location	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Alexandria LA	18	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX	10	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Lafayette LA	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Lake Charles LA	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
New Iberia LA	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Most Measurable Snowfalls in One Season (July-June) (1895-2025)
Location	Total Measurable Snowfalls	Season(s)
Alexandria LA	4	1898-99/2013-14
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX	2	1972-73
Lafayette LA	2	1972-73/2008-09/2009-10
Lake Charles LA	2	1939-40/2008-09/2017-18
New Iberia LA	1	several

Measurable Snowfall Averages (1895-2025)
Location	Total Measurable Snowfalls	Average Measurable Snowfall Occurrence	Most Likely Month for Measurable Snow
Alexandria LA	37	Once every 3.5 years	January
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX	22	Once every 5.9 years	January
Lafayette LA	23	Once every 5.7 years	January
Lake Charles LA	22	Once every 5.9 years	January
New Iberia LA	14	Once every 9.3 years	February

Historical Snowfall Pictures
February 4, 1923	December 22, 1929	January 22, 1935	January 23, 1940
Alexandria, LA (photo from RP Library)	Alexandria, LA (photo from RP Library)	Alexandria, LA (photo from RP Library)	Cottonport, LA
February 12-13, 1960
Beaumont, TX (photo from Glen Campbell)	Orange, TX
December 11, 2008
Lake Charles, LA

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