A Warm & Wet 2016 Across The Region

...A WARM AND WET 2016 ACROSS THE REGION...

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF HOW THE YEARLY AND SEMIANNUAL (JULY THROUGH
DECEMBER) TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL TOTALS STACKED UP AGAINST
PREVIOUS YEARS/SEASONS AROUND OUR AREA.

NEW IBERIA (RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1948)
-WETTEST YEAR (85.98 INCHES - PREVIOUS RECORD: 81.77/1993)
-2ND WARMEST YEAR (70.5 DEGREES - RECORD: 71.4/2012)
-WETTEST JUL-DEC (51.72 INCHES - PREVIOUS RECORD: 48.05/1971) 
-2ND WARMEST JUL-DEC (74.2 DEGREES - RECORD: 75.0/2015)

LAFAYETTE (RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1893)
-WARMEST YEAR (71.0 DEGREES - PREVIOUS RECORD: 70.9/3 TIMES) 
-4TH WETTEST YEAR (80.96 INCHES - RECORD: 98.72/1940)
-WARMEST JUL-DEC *TIED* (74.9 DEGREES - PREVIOUSLY SET 2015)
-4TH WETTEST JUL-DEC (45.58 INCHES - RECORD: 65.47/1940)

BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR (RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1901)
-3RD WARMEST YEAR (71.7 DEGREES - RECORD: 72.0/1927) 
-5TH WETTEST YEAR (77.99 INCHES - RECORD: 83.82/1946) 
-WARMEST JUL-DEC (75.3 DEGREES - PREVIOUS RECORD: 75.2/1933)

LAKE CHARLES (RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1895)
-4TH WARMEST YEAR (70.6 DEGREES - RECORD: 71.2/1927+2012) 
-6TH WETTEST YEAR (74.87 INCHES - RECORD: 85.16/2002)
-2ND WARMEST JUL-DEC (74.4 DEGREES - RECORD: 74.7/1933)

ALEXANDRIA (RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1892)
-8TH WARMEST YEAR *TIED* (68.6 DEGREES - RECORD: 70.4/1921) 
-7TH WARMEST JUL-DEC *TIED* (72.2 DEGREES - RECORD: 73.2/3 TIMES)