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 >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - OCTOBER
LAKE CHARLES

Warmest October Highs
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	103	10/2/1900
2	98	10/2/1915
t3	97	10/1/1904
t3	97	10/2/1904
t5	96	10/5/1909
t5	96	10/8/1911
t5	96	10/11/1926
t5	96	10/23/1939
t5	96	10/3/2019
t5	96	10/4/2019

Coolest October Lows
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	30	10/31/1993
t2	32	10/20/1917
t2	32	10/21/1917
t2	32	10/20/1989
t5	34	10/27/1898
t5	34	10/22/1917
t5	34	10/31/1917
t8	35	10/28/1898
t8	35	10/22/1911
t8	35	10/31/1939

Wettest October Days
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1	9.53	10/9/2020
2	7.20	10/27/1970
3	7.00	10/25/1900
4	5.70	10/29/1918
5	5.60	10/15/1925
6	5.31	10/26/2009
7	5.30	10/25/1996
8	4.58	10/31/2015
t9	4.27	10/6/1970
t9	4.27	10/29/2002

Warmest & Coolest is temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Wettest is 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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