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Critical Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorm Threats This Week

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will contribute to critical fire weather Monday over parts of the central and southern High Plains. Scattered to widespread severe thunderstorms may bring damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes Monday through Thursday over the lower Mississippi River Valley and southern Plains into the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Read More >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - DECEMBER
LAKE CHARLES
 

Warmest December Highs
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1 89 12/3/1912
2 88 12/4/1912
3 86 12/2/1912
t4 84 12/10/1918
t4 84 12/3/1933
6 83 12/7/1912
t7 82 multiple dates

 

Coolest December Lows
Lake Charles
1895-2025

1 11 12/23/1989
2 12 12/24/1989
3 13 12/25/1983
t4 16 12/22/1989
t4 16 12/23/2022
6 17 12/24/1983
7 18 12/13/1962
8 19 12/31/1983
t9 20 12/25/1989
t9 20 12/24/1990

 

Wettest December Days
Lake Charles
1895-2025

t1 6.60 12/22/1932
t1 6.60 12/3/2016
3 6.19 12/3/2002
4 5.95 12/28/1927
5 5.89 12/9/1967
6 5.85 12/5/1971
7 4.86 12/31/1941
8 4.79 12/26/1982
9 4.66 12/4/1952
10 4.62 12/22/1941

 


Warmest & Coolest is temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Wettest is rainfall in inches