MOST DAYS OF EXTREME WEATHER
LAKE CHARLES
 
	
		
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			 Highest # of Days (single summer) with High Temps >=100°F 
			Lake Charles 
			1895-2024 
			  
			
				
					
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						# Days | 
						 
						Season | 
						High 
						Temp | 
						Avg 
						Temp | 
					 
					
						| 1 | 
						19 | 
						1909 | 
						105 | 
						100.8 | 
					 
					
						| 2 | 
						15 | 
						2023 | 
						109 | 
						102.4 | 
					 
					
						| 3 | 
						13 | 
						1911 | 
						104 | 
						101.3 | 
					 
					
						| 4 | 
						9 | 
						1930 | 
						106 | 
						101.1 | 
					 
					
						| t5 | 
						8 | 
						1912 | 
						102 | 
						100.6 | 
					 
					
						| t5 | 
						8 | 
						1913 | 
						102 | 
						100.9 | 
					 
					
						| t5 | 
						8 | 
						1914 | 
						104 | 
						100.9 | 
					 
					
						| t5 | 
						8 | 
						1924 | 
						103 | 
						101.4 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						7 | 
						1915 | 
						103 | 
						101.0 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						7 | 
						1925 | 
						103 | 
						101.0 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						7 | 
						2000 | 
						107 | 
						103.7 | 
					 
				
			 
			  
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			 Highest # of Days (single summer) with High Temps >=90°F 
			Lake Charles 
			1895-2024 
			  
			
				
					
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						# Days | 
						 
						Season | 
						High 
						Temp | 
						Avg 
						Temp | 
					 
					
						| 1 | 
						137 | 
						1915 | 
						103 | 
						94.8 | 
					 
					
						| 2 | 
						130 | 
						1916 | 
						101 | 
						94.1 | 
					 
					
						| t3 | 
						126 | 
						1906 | 
						101 | 
						94.9 | 
					 
					
						| t3 | 
						126 | 
						2005 | 
						101 | 
						93.3 | 
					 
					
						| t3 | 
						126 | 
						2010 | 
						99 | 
						93.8 | 
					 
					
						| 6 | 
						121 | 
						1911 | 
						104 | 
						94.5 | 
					 
					
						| 7 | 
						118 | 
						1909 | 
						105 | 
						95.4 | 
					 
					
						| 8 | 
						117 | 
						1927 | 
						101 | 
						93.3 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						116 | 
						1898 | 
						100 | 
						92.6 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						116 | 
						1925 | 
						103 | 
						94.5 | 
					 
				
			 
			  
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			 Highest # of Days (single winter) with Low Temps <=28°F 
			Alexandria 
			1892-2025 
			  
			
				
					
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						# Days | 
						 
						Season | 
						Low 
						Temp | 
						Avg 
						Temp | 
					 
					
						| 1 | 
						34 | 
						1913-1914 | 
						21 | 
						25.7 | 
					 
					
						| 2 | 
						26 | 
						1912-1913 | 
						22 | 
						26.4 | 
					 
					
						| 3 | 
						25 | 
						1911-1912 | 
						16 | 
						23.3 | 
					 
					
						| 4 | 
						19 | 
						1939-1940 | 
						14 | 
						23.3 | 
					 
					
						| 5 | 
						17 | 
						1929-1930 | 
						13 | 
						23.1 | 
					 
					
						| t6 | 
						16 | 
						1904-1905 | 
						15 | 
						22.8 | 
					 
					
						| t6 | 
						16 | 
						1909-1910 | 
						20 | 
						25.3 | 
					 
					
						| t6 | 
						16 | 
						1962-1963 | 
						17 | 
						23.9 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						14 | 
						1978-1979 | 
						20 | 
						25.1 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						14 | 
						1995-1996 | 
						17 | 
						24.9 | 
					 
				
			 
			  
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			 Highest # of Days (single winter) with Low Temps <=32°F 
			Alexandria 
			1892-2025 
			  
			
				
					
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						# Days | 
						 
						Season | 
						Low 
						Temp | 
						Avg 
						Temp | 
					 
					
						| 1 | 
						59 | 
						1912-1913 | 
						22 | 
						28.5 | 
					 
					
						| 2 | 
						56 | 
						1913-1914 | 
						21 | 
						27.5 | 
					 
					
						| 3 | 
						43 | 
						1911-1912 | 
						16 | 
						26.2 | 
					 
					
						| 4 | 
						42 | 
						1914-1915 | 
						24 | 
						29.6 | 
					 
					
						| 5 | 
						40 | 
						1909-1910 | 
						20 | 
						28.3 | 
					 
					
						| 6 | 
						38 | 
						1939-1940 | 
						14 | 
						27.1 | 
					 
					
						| 7 | 
						31 | 
						1898-1899 | 
						3 | 
						26.5 | 
					 
					
						| 8 | 
						30 | 
						1904-1905 | 
						15 | 
						26.5 | 
					 
					
						| 9 | 
						28 | 
						1910-1911 | 
						14 | 
						28.3 | 
					 
					
						| 10 | 
						27 | 
						1947-1948 | 
						12 | 
						28.4 | 
					 
				
			 
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			 Highest # of Days (single year) with Rain Totals >=1.00" 
			Lake Charles 
			1895-2024 
			  
			
				
					
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						# Days | 
						 
						Year | 
						High 
						Amt | 
						Avg 
						Amt | 
					 
					
						| 1 | 
						33 | 
						1911 | 
						2.60 | 
						1.52 | 
					 
					
						| 2 | 
						32 | 
						1913 | 
						3.00 | 
						1.68 | 
					 
					
						| t3 | 
						30 | 
						2007 | 
						3.36 | 
						1.60 | 
					 
					
						| t3 | 
						30 | 
						2009 | 
						5.31 | 
						1.72 | 
					 
					
						| 5 | 
						28 | 
						1905 | 
						4.03 | 
						1.60 | 
					 
					
						| 6 | 
						27 | 
						1923 | 
						4.64 | 
						1.93 | 
					 
					
						| t7 | 
						26 | 
						1946 | 
						3.04 | 
						1.72 | 
					 
					
						| t7 | 
						26 | 
						2004 | 
						3.21 | 
						1.77 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						25 | 
						1919 | 
						4.14 | 
						1.77 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						25 | 
						2012 | 
						6.26 | 
						1.95 | 
					 
					
						| t9 | 
						25 | 
						2016 | 
						6.60 | 
						2.07 | 
					 
				
			 
			 
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			 Highest # of Days (single year) with Rain Totals >=.01" 
			Lake Charles 
			1895-2024 
			  
			
				
					
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						# Days | 
						 
						Year | 
						High 
						Amt | 
						Avg 
						Amt | 
					 
					
						| 1 | 
						142 | 
						1923 | 
						4.64 | 
						0.56 | 
					 
					
						| 2 | 
						139 | 
						1945 | 
						4.04 | 
						0.44 | 
					 
					
						| 3 | 
						137 | 
						1922 | 
						2.51 | 
						0.38 | 
					 
					
						| 4 | 
						134 | 
						1929 | 
						4.71 | 
						0.47 | 
					 
					
						| 5 | 
						132 | 
						1949 | 
						4.80 | 
						0.53 | 
					 
					
						| 6 | 
						131 | 
						2021 | 
						12.49 | 
						0.55 | 
					 
					
						| 7 | 
						129 | 
						1941 | 
						4.86 | 
						0.55 | 
					 
					
						| 8 | 
						128 | 
						1919 | 
						4.14 | 
						0.58 | 
					 
					
						| 9 | 
						126 | 
						2002 | 
						6.19 | 
						0.68 | 
					 
					
						| 10 | 
						125 | 
						2004 | 
						3.21 | 
						0.55 | 
					 
				
			 
			 
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Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit
Precipitation in inches
'High Temp'/'Low Temp'/'High Amt' denotes highest/lowest temperature or highest amount recorded during that season
'Avg Temp'/'Avg Amt' denotes the average high/low or average amount of all included days during that season
(Example: during the 19 100° days in 1909, their average high temperature was 100.8°)