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EXTREME WEATHER STREAKS
LAKE CHARLES
 

Most Consecutive Days with High Temps >=100°F
Lake Charles
1895-2023

 

 
# Days

Dates
High
Temp
Avg
Temp
1 10 8/18-27, 2023 109 102.9
t2 5 8/24-28, 1924 103 101.6
t2 5 8/12-16, 1951 104 102.2
t4 4 7/13-16, 1909 103 101.8
t4 4 6/12-15, 1911 104 101.8
t4 4 8/8-11, 1962 103 101.5
t4 4 9/2-5, 2000 105 103.3
t4 4 8/11-14, 2007 102 101.3
t9 3 Numerous times    

 

Most Consecutive Days with High Temps >=90°F
Lake Charles
1895-2023

 

 
# Days

Dates
High
Temp
Avg
Temp
1 80 5/24-8/11, 1896 97 93.6
2 68 7/17-9/22, 2005 101 94.1
3 67 7/9-9/13, 2023 109 97.5
4 62 6/11-8/11, 1907 100 94.0
5 60 6/19-8/17, 1897 102 94.6
6 58 7/7-9/2, 1924 103 96.2
7 52 7/3-8/23, 1962 103 94.9
8 51 8/2-9/21, 1995 100 94.7
t9 47 8/3-9/18, 1927 101 94.9
t9 47 7/3-8/18, 2015 102 94.9

 

Most Consecutive Days with Rain Totals >=1.00"
Lake Charles
1895-2023

 

 
# Days

Dates
High
Amt
Avg
Amt
t1 5 12/10-14, 1911 2.60 1.75
t1 5 9/25-29, 1913 2.67 2.13
t3 4 7/22-25, 1933 5.80 2.83
t3 4 6/26-29, 1989 6.92 3.47
t3 4 8/30-9/2, 2001 3.03 2.57
t3 4 6/22-25, 2004 1.57 1.25
t7 3 Numerous times    

 

Most Consecutive Days with Rain Totals >=.01"
Lake Charles
1895-2023

 

 
# Days

Dates
High
Amt
Avg
Amt
1 14 10/3-16, 1919 3.68 1.07
t2 12 6/21-7/2, 1989 6.92 1.58
t2 12 8/26-9/6, 2001 3.03 1.05
t4 11 8/12-22, 1935 4.48 0.41
t4 11 12/28, 1989-1/7, 1990 1.16 0.39
t6 10 6/21-30, 1919 4.14 0.84
t6 10 12/8-17, 1961 1.34 0.40
t6 10 9/16-25, 1986 2.37 0.60
t6 10 6/7-16, 1999 1.57 0.59
t6 10 8/22-31, 2017 6.87 1.50

 

 

* streak does not include one or more missing days
Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit
Precipitation in inches
'High Temp'/'Low Temp' denotes highest/lowest temperature recorded during the streak
'High Amt' denotes highest rainfall recorded during the streak
'Avg Temp/Amt' denotes the average high/low/rain amount during the streak