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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall in the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Severe thunderstorms, with a significant wind threat, will continue through tonight across the northern Plains. Wind gusts of 60 to 100 mph are possible. Heavy rainfall will continue through tonight from Oklahoma into Missouri, and in the Tennessee Valley through Monday. Critical fire weather conditions continue in the Southwest through Tuesday. 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