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Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

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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 (1895-2025) 

 

 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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