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APRIL NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

LAKE CHARLES

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 76 56 66 88/2023* 56/1915 36/1937* 71/2024* 0.13 1.34/1955 2 4
CT STARTS 0537 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 2 77 56 67 86/1897* 57/1992 37/1962 70/1956 0.12 1.76/2000 2 4
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 3 77 57 67 88/1984 59/1987 35/1987 72/2023 0.13 2.31/1993 2 4
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 4 77 57 67 87/1914 55/2013 35/1915 72/2023 0.14 6.42/2019 2 4
CT STARTS 0534 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 5 77 57 67 90/1911 58/1993 35/1920* 73/2023* 0.14 3.83/1969 2 4
CT STARTS 0532 CST    SUNRISE 0557 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 6 77 57 67 90/1914 59/1899* 37/1913 71/2003* 0.14 5.74/2023 2 4
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 7 78 57 67 91/1930 51/2007 34/1971 73/2006 0.14 2.14/1993 2 4
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0554 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
 8 78 58 68 90/1930 48/1936 34/1939 73/2024 0.14 3.33/1921 2 4
CT STARTS 0529 CST    SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
 9 78 58 68 88/2020* 52/1928 35/1916 73/2024* 0.14 1.95/1968 2 4
CT STARTS 0528 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
 10 78 58 68 87/1946* 47/1928 33/1918 74/2008 0.14 4.22/2015 2 5
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1902 CST
 11 78 58 68 88/1911 61/1989* 30/1913 72/2001* 0.15 1.74/1957 2 5
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
 12 78 58 68 89/1943 56/1940 32/1913 72/1991* 0.15 3.24/1923 2 5
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
 13 79 59 69 89/1992* 56/1980 30/1913 73/2001* 0.15 3.60/1967 1 5
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
 14 79 59 69 88/1912 62/2000* 34/1913 74/2001 0.15 3.20/1991 1 5
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
 15 79 59 69 90/1916 63/2014* 37/1913 73/2012 0.14 4.27/1927 1 5
CT STARTS 0521 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
 16 79 59 69 90/1925* 64/1899 36/2014 75/1967 0.16 4.06/1957 1 5
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1906 CST
 17 79 60 69 89/2003 65/2014* 41/1999 74/2013 0.16 5.50/1973 1 5
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
 18 79 60 70 89/1948* 61/1998* 41/1999 73/2024 0.15 3.48/1938 1 6
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
 19 80 60 70 92/1965* 66/1953 42/1939 75/1995 0.16 4.10/1914 1 6
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
 20 80 60 70 89/1987* 61/1907 40/1910 73/2011 0.15 3.79/1979 1 6
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
 21 80 61 70 91/1987 60/1907 41/1910 76/1925 0.16 3.23/1975 1 6
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
 22 80 61 70 90/1911 57/1982 42/1931 76/1995 0.15 4.12/1926 1 6
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1910 CST
 23 80 61 71 90/1971 62/1907 44/1917 75/1967 0.15 3.33/1952 0 6
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 24 81 61 71 89/2021 63/1982 37/1910 73/2011* 0.16 5.08/1953 0 6
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 25 81 62 71 89/1999* 65/1997* 33/1910 74/2011* 0.15 5.02/1997 0 6
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
 26 81 62 71 90/1925 66/1911 32/1910 75/1994 0.15 1.75/2011 0 7
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
 27 81 62 72 92/2011 66/1997 35/1910 75/1994 0.16 10.01/1924 0 7
CT STARTS 05080 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
 28 81 62 72 95/1987 65/1934 40/1920 76/2021 0.16 7.65/1914 0 7
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
 29 82 63 72 93/1915 67/1979 45/1916 77/2017 0.16  7.61/1940 0 7
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
 30 82 63 72 90/1981* 60/1925 42/1996 75/2010* 0.16  3.34/2016 0 8
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
 MON 79.0 59.3 69.1         4.44   34 159

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  <1 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  7 5 3 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info

 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1895-2023) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here