Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

ANNUAL TOP TENS
LAKE CHARLES

10 Warmest Years
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	71.5	2024
2	71.2	1927
3	71.1	2012
4	71.1	2023
5	71.0	2017
6	71.0	1933
7	70.6	2016
8	70.4	2018
9	70.4	2019
10	70.2	2025

10 Coolest Years
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	65.7	1940
2	66.0	1912
3	66.1	1979
4	66.4	1976
5	66.5	1968
6	66.6	1983
7	66.8	1978
8	66.8	1960
9	66.9	1964
10	67.1	1969

10 Wettest Years
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	85.14	2002
2	79.40	1923
3	75.85	2017
4	75.79	1979
5	75.24	1900
6	75.03	1973
7	74.87	2016
8	73.55	2009
9	72.83	1940
10	72.74	1914

10 Driest Years
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	30.08	1954
2	31.66	1939
3	34.80	1965
4	35.85	2010
5	36.60	1917
t6	37.38	1951
t6	37.38	1999
8	38.64	2011
9	39.00	1948
10	39.37	1956

Warmest & Coolest represents temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Temperature ties, if possible, have been broken by going to ten thousandths of a degree
Wettest & Driest represents rainfall in inches

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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

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