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JANUARY NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

LAKE CHARLES

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 63 44 53 82/1934 38/2018 22/1928 72/2022 0.19 4.00/1897 12 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 2 63 43 53 80/2006* 34/1979 18/1928 68/2023 0.20 2.99/1926 12 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 3 63 43 53 82/1989 35/1928 16/1911 67/2009* 0.20 2.46/2015 12 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 4 63 43 53 85/1913 34/1947 16/1911 68/1997 0.20 2.77/2007 12 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 5 63 43 53 88/1913 37/1902 14/1911 64/1921 0.21 3.29/1910 12 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 6 63 43 53 87/1913 34/1902 19/1924 67/1989 0.21 3.31/1998 12 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 7 63 43 53 79/1921 36/1971 19/1924 69/1989 0.21 2.71/1975 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 8 63 43 53 79/2026* 35/1968 21/1996* 67/1937 0.20 4.46/1992 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1729 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 9 63 43 53 81/2026 38/1973* 21/2010 67/2026* 0.21 6.26/2012 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 10 63 43 53 78/1972* 24/1962 15/1962 68/1974 0.21 5.05/1991 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 11 63 43 53 79/1980 26/1962 15/1982* 68/1898 0.21 2.90/1900 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 12 63 43 53 85/1911 35/1997 13/1918 70/2013 0.21 2.00/1943 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1732 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 13 63 43 53 82/2000 32/1997* 16/1912 66/2007* 0.21 2.73/1977 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 14 63 43 53 79/1911 35/1944 20/1964 68/2020 0.21 1.25/1946 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1734 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 15 63 43 53 80/1932 42/2013* 22/1912 69/1932 0.21 2.55/1955 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1735 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 16 63 43 53 78/2020* 35/2024 19/2024 64/2017* 0.21 1.78/2010 13 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1736 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 17 63 43 53 80/1911 38/2018* 19/2024* 68/2017 0.20 2.85/1987 12 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1802 CST
 18 63 43 53 79/1952* 37/1978 13/1930 70/2017 0.20 2.60/1915 12 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 19 63 43 53 86/1914 28/1940 14/1940 68/1935 0.19 4.00/1898 12 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 20 63 43 53 85/1914 32/1978 19/1940 68/1954 0.19 2.22/1993 12 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1739 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 21 63 43 53 80/1927 31/2025* 12/2025 70/1937 0.19 5.00/1916 12 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1806 CST
 22 63 43 53 79/1952* 34/1940 6/2025 69/2012 0.18 2.62/1923 12 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1741 CST    CT ENDS 1806 CST
 23 63 44 53 85/1914 37/1940 17/1948 67/2002* 0.17 2.59/1938 12 0
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1742 CST    CT ENDS 1807 CST
 24 63 44 53 84/1909 31/2014 12/1948 66/1972* 0.17 6.60/1915 12 0
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1743 CST    CT ENDS 1808 CST
 25 63 44 54 85/1914 33/1940 22/1963* 70/1950 0.15 1.71/2012 12 0
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1744 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 26 63 44 54 83/1912* 32/1940* 18/1940 68/1952 0.15 2.04/2024 12 0
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1744 CST    CT ENDS 1810 CST
 27 64 44 54 84/1909 34/1936* 16/1940 64/1923 0.15 4.37/2018 12 0
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1745 CST    CT ENDS 1811 CST
 28 64 44 54 81/1912 32/1948 21/1897 66/1975* 0.16 3.00/1916 12 0
CT STARTS 0640 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1746 CST    CT ENDS 1811 CST
 29 64 44 54 84/1912 33/1948 23/2014 69/2013 0.17 2.51/1922 11 0
CT STARTS 0640 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1747 CST    CT ENDS 1812 CST
 30 64 44 54 81/2002* 28/1949 19/2014 67/1916 0.16 2.63/1959 11 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1748 CST    CT ENDS 1813 CST
 31 64 44 54 80/2002* 32/1951 19/1949 69/1957 0.16 2.55/2005 11 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1749 CST    CT ENDS 1814 CST
 MON 63.0 43.4 53.2         5.89   379 14

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 <1 5 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  9 6 4 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1895-2026) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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