Research Studies

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)

Location

Date

Amount

Alexandria LA

Dec 2, 1896

1.0"

Beaumont/Port Arthur TX

Dec 11, 2008

1.8"

Lake Charles LA

Dec 4, 2009

0.2"

Lafayette LA

Dec 4, 2009

0.3"

New Iberia LA

Dec 11, 2008

0.8"

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"	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)
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)
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)
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)
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

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