National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 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 92 74 83 100/1909 80/2008* 60/1915 80/2020 0.20 3.03/2001 0 18
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 2 92 74 83 101/2000 78/1941 59/1903 78/2014* 0.20 2.98/2001 0 18
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 3 91 74 82 103/2000 76/1988 62/1915* 78/2012* 0.20 4.85/1988 0 17
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 4 91 73 82 105/2000 76/1974* 59/1952 77/2023* 0.19 3.86/1973 0 17
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 5 91 73 82 104/2000 76/1968* 55/1974 78/2021 0.19 4.96/1973 0 17
CT STARTS 0528 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 6 91 73 82 101/1912 76/1967 57/2011 78/2018* 0.19 2.52/1983 0 17
CT STARTS 0529 CST    SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1853 CST
 7 91 73 82 100/1912 78/2000 55/2011 80/1899 0.19 1.91/1944 0 17
CT STARTS 0529 CST    SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 8 91 73 82 99/1925* 75/1974 56/1988 78/1899 0.20 1.93/1974 0 17
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0554 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 9 91 73 82 99/1912 77/2001 59/2011* 78/1962 0.19 2.12/1978 0 16
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0555 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 10 90 72 81 101/1912 74/1948 61/2012* 76/2014* 0.21 2.14/1998 0 16
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0555 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 11 90 72 81 100/1909 78/2015* 52/1907 77/2019* 0.20 6.63/1982 0 16
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 12 90 72 81 100/1911 77/2003* 50/1940 78/2008 0.18 5.54/1973 0 16
CT STARTS 0532 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 13 90 72 81 99/1929* 73/1959 50/1940 77/2008* 0.18 3.00/1916 0 16
CT STARTS 0533 CST    SUNRISE 0557 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 14 90 71 81 99/1939 76/1951 52/1940* 77/2024 0.17 2.48/2021 0 16
CT STARTS 0533 CST    SUNRISE 0557 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 15 90 71 80 99/1906 74/1993 51/1902 77/1936 0.17 3.10/1930 0 15
CT STARTS 0534 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 16 89 71 80 99/2004 75/1966* 53/1902 80/1996 0.16 3.94/1975 0 15
CT STARTS 0534 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 17 89 71 80 101/1927 69/1943 56/1961 77/2016* 0.15 3.85/1963 0 15
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 18 89 70 80 99/1927* 70/1943 50/1903 79/2018 0.15 3.14/1990 0 15
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 19 89 70 80 97/1915* 75/1981 49/1981 77/2018 0.16 2.68/1932 0 14
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 20 89 70 79 100/2005 72/1918 51/1981 77/1967 0.15 9.64/1979 0 14
CT STARTS 0537 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 21 89 70 79 101/2005 71/1983 50/1913 77/2018* 0.15 4.97/1958 0 14
CT STARTS 0537 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1834 CST
 22 88 69 79 100/2005 74/1995* 46/1913 79/2006 0.16 2.09/1984 0 14
CT STARTS 0538 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 23 88 69 79 97/1910 74/1957* 49/1982* 78/1958 0.15 2.54/2005 0 14
CT STARTS 0538 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1807 CST    CT ENDS 1831 CST
 24 88 69 78 97/1931 75/1990 51/1975 77/1958 0.16 5.14/2005 0 13
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0603 CST    SUNSET 1806 CST    CT ENDS 1830 CST
 25 88 68 78 99/1915 73/1932 52/1909 80/2005 0.16 3.04/1946 0 13
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0603 CST    SUNSET 1805 CST    CT ENDS 1829 CST
 26 88 68 78 98/1910 68/1965 51/2000* 78/2005 0.17 3.09/1957 0 13
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1804 CST    CT ENDS 1828 CST
 27 87 68 78 97/1910 69/1942 45/1942 78/2005 0.15 3.15/1996 0 12
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1802 CST    CT ENDS 1826 CST
 28 87 67 77 96/1998* 70/1967 45/1909 76/2005* 0.15 3.51/2021 0 12
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1801 CST    CT ENDS 1825 CST
 29 87 67 77 97/1953* 69/1984* 45/1909 75/1986 0.15 2.69/1943 0 12
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1800 CST    CT ENDS 1824 CST
 30 87 67 77 97/1929* 71/1985* 45/1909 75/2019* 0.15 1.62/1934 0 12
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1759 CST    CT ENDS 1823 CST
 MON 89.4 70.7 80.1         5.18   0 452

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  16 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 6 3 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 (1895-2024) 

 

 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