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 >

AUGUST TOP TENS
LAKE CHARLES

10 Warmest August's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	89.2	2023
2	86.9	2011
3	86.0	1902
4	86.0	1951
5	85.8	1999
6	85.7	2010
7	85.7	1995
8	85.6	2024
9	85.2	2019
10	84.5	1998

10 Coolest August's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	79.5	1940
2	79.6	1973
3	79.7	1992
4	80.0	1965
5	80.1	1967
6	80.3	1960
7	80.5	1904
8	80.6	1918
9	80.7	1974
t10	80.7	1911
t10	80.7	1931

10 Wettest August's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	23.57	2017
2	17.36	1962
3	15.74	2014
4	15.05	1915
5	14.70	2016
6	14.56	1940
7	11.52	1977
8	10.68	1913
9	10.63	1910
10	10.13	1916

10 Driest August's
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	Trace	1999
2	0.77	1976
3	0.94	1990
4	1.00	1951
5	1.11	2023
6	1.17	1902
7	1.29	2000
8	1.36	1952
9	1.55	1980
10	1.73	1924

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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