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Above: MODIS GeoColor satellite image from January 22, 2025 showing the extensive snow cover over South Louisiana and Southeast Texas.
A dry cold front moved across the area Saturday, January 18th. The cold air advection continued and strengthened on Sunday, January 19th as an expansive upper trough dug across the Central U.S. allowing for the Arctic surface high pressure to build south across the area. A shortwave trough approached the region from the west Monday, January 20th, which induced a surface low pressure to develop over the West Central Gulf of Mexico. The shortwave trough and surface low moved east Monday night into Tuesday, January 21st.
Snow began to fall across the area Monday evening, becoming heavy and accompanied by sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph over Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas Tuesday morning. This, combined with visibilities of one have mile or less, prompted the first ever Blizzard Warning the National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA has ever issued. The snowfall gradually ended from northwest to southeast Tuesday afternoon and evening. Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 1-2 inches across Central Louisiana and Inland Southeast Texas to over a foot in spots across South Central Louisiana.
A prolonged period of subfreezing temperatures around 36 to 40 hours prevailed from Monday night through Wednesday afternoon across most of the area. By late Tuesday afternoon, clearing commenced from northwest to southeast while the center of the Arctic surface high pressure settled over the area. This, combined with the extensive snow cover over the area, allowed temperatures to plummet after sunset. Many locations dropped into the teens and even single digits by midnight. By daybreak Wednesday, January 22nd, brutally cold temperatures in the lower to middle single digits were recorded across the I-10 and U.S. 190 corridor of South Louisiana where the most snow had fallen, with all time station record lows established at Lafayette and New Iberia, LA. Further north where less snow had fallen, morning lows ranged in the lower to middle teens. Closer to the coast and near lakes/bays, temperatures dropped into the upper teens to lower 20s.
Above: U.S. surface map animation from January 20-23, 2025 showing the progression of the Arctic surface high pressure and deepening Gulf of Mexico surface low pressure responsible for the record snowfall and record cold temperatures.
| January 20-21, 2025 Snowfall Totals |
| Excel table with Latitude/Longitude coordinates (.csv format) |
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| Site ID |
Site Name |
County/Parish |
State |
Observing Network |
Total Snowfalll (inches) |
| LA-LY-7 |
Carencro 3.9 ENE |
Lafayette |
LA |
COCORAHS |
13.6 |
| LA-AC-3 |
Rayne 1.0 W |
Acadia |
LA |
COCORAHS |
11.4 |
| LA-AC-11 |
Church Point 5.2 SSE |
Acadia |
LA |
COCORAHS |
11.0 |
| |
5 N Rayne |
Acadia |
LA |
Amateur Radio |
10.5 |
| |
1 S Lafayette |
Lafayette |
LA |
Public |
10.5 |
| LA-SM-3 |
Breaux Bridge 0.7 NNW |
St. Martin |
LA |
COCORAHS |
10.0 |
| |
1 SW Scott |
Lafayette |
LA |
Public |
10.0 |
| |
Lafayette |
Lafayette |
LA |
Broadcast Media |
9.5 |
| |
4 N Maurice |
Lafayette |
LA |
Public |
9.3 |
| LA-LY-11 |
1 WSW Lafayette |
Lafayette |
LA |
COCORAHS |
9.2 |
| KLFT |
Lafayette Regional Airport |
Lafayette |
LA |
ASOS |
9.0 |
| JNNL1 |
Jennings |
Jefferson Davis |
LA |
COOP |
9.0 |
| LA-AC-6 |
Branch 0.4 SSW |
Acadia |
LA |
COCORAHS |
9.0 |
| |
Evangeline |
Acadia |
LA |
Emergency Manager |
9.0 |
| |
3 NE Milton |
Lafayette |
LA |
Public |
9.0 |
| |
1 E Duson |
Lafayette |
LA |
Public |
8.5 |
| |
Eunice |
St. Landry |
LA |
Law Enforcement |
8.3 |
| LA-SM-2 |
St. Martinville 0.2 S |
St. Martin |
LA |
COCORAHS |
8.1 |
| KARA |
New Iberia-Acadiana Regional Airport |
Iberia |
LA |
ASOS |
8.0 |
| |
Youngsville |
Lafayette |
LA |
Amateur Radio |
8.0 |
| |
1 E Crowley |
Acadia |
LA |
Public |
8.0 |
| |
Grand Lake |
Cameron |
LA |
Emergency Manager |
8.0 |
| |
3 NW Lydia |
Iberia |
LA |
Public |
8.0 |
| |
Morse |
Acadia |
LA |
Public |
8.0 |
| TX-OR-1 |
Bridge City 1.3 NW |
Orange |
TX |
COCORAHS |
7.9 |
| LWRL1 |
Lake Arthur 7SW |
Cameron |
LA |
COOP |
7.8 |
| VLKL1 |
Leland Bowman Lock |
Vermilion |
LA |
COOP |
7.5 |
| LA-CM-3 |
Lake Charles 11.5 SSW |
Cameron |
LA |
COCORAHS |
7.2 |
| LA-AC-2 |
Church Point 0.7 WSW |
Acadia |
LA |
COCORAHS |
7.0 |
| |
Kaplan |
Vermilion |
LA |
Broadcast Media |
7.0 |
| |
2 WNW Johnson Bayou |
Cameron |
LA |
Public |
7.0 |
| |
Church Point |
Acadia |
LA |
Fire Department |
7.0 |
| |
2 E Westlake |
Calcasieu |
LA |
Public |
7.0 |
| MBFL1 |
Moss Bluff |
Calcasieu |
LA |
COOP |
6.5 |
| TX-JJ-29 |
Beaumont 4.8 NNW |
Jefferson |
TX |
COCORAHS |
6.4 |
| LA-VM-8 |
Abbeville 1.9 SW |
Vermilion |
LA |
COCORAHS |
6.0 |
| |
Hathaway |
Jefferson Davis |
LA |
Broadcast Media |
6.0 |
| |
Opelousas |
St. Landry |
LA |
Emergency Manager |
6.0 |
| |
4 S Lake Charles |
Calcasieu |
LA |
NWS Employee |
6.0 |
| |
3 SW Lake Charles |
Calcasieu |
LA |
NWS Employee |
6.0 |
| LA-CC-6 |
Sulphur 2.2 E |
Calcasieu |
LA |
COCORAHS |
5.7 |
| KLCH |
Lake Charles Regional Airport |
Calcasieu |
LA |
ASOS |
5.5 |
| ABBL1 |
Abbeville |
Vermilion |
LA |
COOP |
5.5 |
| MBLL1 |
Moss Bluff 2 NNW |
Calcasieu |
LA |
COOP |
5.5 |
| LA-BG-2 |
Ragley 5.0 SE |
Beauregard |
LA |
COCORAHS |
5.5 |
| |
Vidor |
Orange |
TX |
Broadcast Media |
5.5 |
| |
Mauriceville |
Orange |
TX |
Fire Department |
5.5 |
| |
4 W Nederland |
Jefferson |
TX |
Broadcast Media |
5.5 |
| |
Ragley |
Calcasieu |
LA |
NWS Employee |
5.5 |
| TX-JJ-18 |
Beaumont 0.8 NNE |
Jefferson |
TX |
COCORAHS |
5.4 |
| |
5 SSW Lake Charles |
Calcasieu |
LA |
Public |
5.3 |
| |
Beaumont |
Jefferson |
TX |
Broadcast Media |
5.2 |
| LA-CC-3 |
Iowa 0.9 ESE |
Calcasieu |
LA |
COCORAHS |
5.0 |
| |
2 SE New Iberia |
Iberia |
LA |
Public |
5.0 |
| |
5 S Evadale |
Jasper |
TX |
Amateur Radio |
5.0 |
| KBPT |
Port Arthur-Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
Jefferson |
TX |
ASOS |
4.5 |
| |
Deweyville |
Newton |
TX |
Fire Department |
4.5 |
| |
3 SW Bunkie |
Avoyelles |
LA |
Emergency Manager |
3.3 |
| BNKL1 |
Bunkie |
Avoyelles |
LA |
COOP |
2.8 |
| KAEX |
Alexandria International Airport |
Rapides |
LA |
ASOS |
2.7 |
| MKVL1 |
Marksville |
Avoyelles |
LA |
COOP |
2.7 |
| |
Alexandria |
Rapides |
LA |
Broadcast Media |
2.7 |
| ORET2 |
Orange 9N |
Orange |
TX |
COOP |
2.5 |
| LEEL1 |
Leesville |
Vernon |
LA |
COOP |
2.4 |
| |
Marksville |
Avoyelles |
LA |
NWS Employee |
2.3 |
| KPOE |
Fort Johnson-Army Base |
Vernon |
LA |
AWOS |
2.0 |
| TBLT2 |
Town Bluff Dam |
Tyler |
TX |
COOP |
2.0 |
| ALXL1 |
Alexandria |
Rapides |
LA |
COOP |
1.0 |
| RRBL1 |
Red River Lock 2 |
Rapides |
LA |
COOP |
1.0 |
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| January 22, 2025 Record Low Temperatures |
| Excel table with Latitude/Longitude coordinates (.csv format) |
| Site ID |
Site Name |
County/Parish |
State |
Observing Network |
Low Temperatures |
| KARA |
New Iberia-Acadiana Regional Airport |
Iberia |
LA |
ASOS |
2 |
| KLFT |
Lafayette Regional Airport |
Lafayette |
LA |
ASOS |
4 |
| KLCH |
Lake Charles Regional Airport |
Calcasieu |
LA |
ASOS |
6 |
| KAEX |
Alexandria International Airport |
Rapides |
LA |
ASOS |
15 |
| KESF |
Alexandria Esler Field |
Rapides |
LA |
ASOS |
13 |
| KBPT |
Port Arthur-Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
Jefferson |
TX |
ASOS |
11 |
| KBKB |
Fort Johnson-Fullerton |
Vernon |
LA |
ASOS |
13 |
| KAQV |
Fort Johnson-Peason Ridge |
Vernon |
LA |
ASOS |
13 |
| KPTN |
Patterson-Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport |
Saint Mary |
LA |
AWOS |
8 |
| KIYA |
Abbeville-Chris Crusta Memorial Airport |
Vermilion |
LA |
AWOS |
3 |
| K3R7 |
Jennings Airport |
Jefferson Davis |
LA |
AWOS |
6 |
| K3L4 |
Grand Chenier |
Cameron |
LA |
AWOS |
23 |
| KCWF |
Lake Charles-Chenault International Airport |
Calcasieu |
LA |
AWOS |
7 |
| K5R8 |
De Quincy Industrial Airpark |
Calcasieu |
LA |
AWOS |
9 |
| KOPL |
Opelousas-St. Landry Parish Airport |
Saint Landry |
LA |
AWOS |
2 |
| KACP |
Oakdale-Allen Parish Airport |
Allen |
LA |
AWOS |
12 |
| KDRI |
De Ridder-Beauregard Regional Airport |
Beauregard |
LA |
AWOS |
14 |
| KPOE |
Fort Johnson-Army Base |
Vernon |
LA |
AWOS |
15 |
| KORG |
Orange County Airport |
Orange |
TX |
AWOS |
11 |
| KBMT |
Beaumont Municipal Airport |
Jefferson |
TX |
AWOS |
7 |
| KJAS |
Jasper County Airport |
Jasper |
TX |
AWOS |
14 |
| HAKL1 |
Sabine |
Cameron |
LA |
RAWS |
20 |
| LACL1 |
Lacassine |
Cameron |
LA |
RAWS |
16 |
| LEVL1 |
Vernon |
Vernon |
LA |
RAWS |
14 |
| VRNL1 |
Dove Field |
Vernon |
LA |
RAWS |
12 |
| GARL1 |
Evangeline Gardner |
Rapides |
LA |
RAWS |
12 |
| FADT2 |
McFadden |
Jefferson |
TX |
RAWS |
17 |
| KRBT2 |
Kirbyville |
Newton |
TX |
RAWS |
16 |
| WRRT2 |
Southern Rough |
Tyler |
TX |
RAWS |
13 |
| WVLT2 |
Woodville |
Tyler |
TX |
RAWS |
17 |
| ABBL1 |
Abbeville |
Vermilion |
LA |
COOP |
9 |
| ALXL1 |
Alexandria |
Rapides |
LA |
COOP |
17 |
| ADSL1 |
Alexandria 5 SSE |
Rapides |
LA |
COOP |
14 |
| BYCL1 |
Boyce 3 WNW |
Rapides |
LA |
COOP |
15 |
| BNKL1 |
Bunkie |
Avoyelles |
LA |
COOP |
12 |
| JNNL1 |
Jennings |
Jefferson Davis |
LA |
COOP |
7 |
| LWRL1 |
Lake Arthur 7SW |
Cameron |
LA |
COOP |
14 |
| LEEL1 |
Leesville |
Vernon |
LA |
COOP |
11 |
| VLKL1 |
Leland Bowman Lock |
Vermilion |
LA |
COOP |
17 |
| MBLL1 |
Moss Bluff 2 NNW |
Calcasieu |
LA |
COOP |
4 |
| OBEL1 |
Oberlin Fire Tower |
Allen |
LA |
COOP |
10 |
| ORET2 |
Orange 9N |
Orange |
TX |
COOP |
10 |
| TBLT2 |
Town Bluff Dam |
Tyler |
TX |
COOP |
15 |
| AMRL1 |
Amerada Pass |
Saint Mary |
LA |
NOS |
19 |
| EINL1 |
North of Eugene Island |
Saint Mary |
LA |
NOS |
24 |
| TESL1 |
Berwick |
Saint Mary |
LA |
NOS |
19 |
| FRWL1 |
Freshwater Canal Lock |
Vermilion |
LA |
NOS |
19 |
| CAPL1 |
Calcasieu Pass |
Cameron |
LA |
NOS |
24 |
| LCLL1 |
Lake Charles |
Calcasieu |
LA |
NOS |
17 |
| PORT2 |
Port Arthur |
Jefferson |
TX |
NOS |
24 |
| TXPT2 |
Texas Point |
Jefferson |
TX |
NOS |
22 |
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