National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

DECEMBER 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 68 47 58 82/1912 33/1896 23/1896 70/1982 0.14 1.88/1955 8 1
CT STARTS 0626 CST    SUNRISE 0652 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 2 68 47 58 86/1912 32/1896 23/1896 73/1982 0.15 3.00/1897 9 1
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0653 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 3 68 47 57 89/1912 40/1896 25/1929 68/1995 0.14 6.60/2016 9 1
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0653 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 4 67 47 57 88/1912 44/1978* 25/1929 69/2013 0.14 4.66/1952 9 1
CT STARTS 0628 CST    SUNRISE 0654 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 5 67 47 57 82/1926 43/1897 24/1898 68/1933 0.14 5.85/1971 9 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0655 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 6 67 47 57 81/2019* 37/1950 24/1950 71/2004 0.13 2.89/1969 9 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 7 67 47 57 83/1912 39/2013 21/1950 71/1998 0.14 2.77/1927 9 1
CT STARTS 0630 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 8 67 46 57 82/1966* 41/2017 25/1910 69/2007 0.14 3.75/1935 10 1
CT STARTS 0631 CST    SUNRISE 0657 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 9 66 46 56 82/2007 42/1937 24/2006 68/1923 0.14 5.89/1967 10 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0658 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 10 66 46 56 84/1918 36/1898 24/1978 72/2021 0.13 4.50/1964 10 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 11 66 46 56 81/2007 40/1898 28/1995* 68/1949 0.13 2.19/1909 10 1
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 12 66 46 56 80/2015* 37/1962* 22/1962 70/1919 0.13 2.60/1911 10 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 13 66 46 56 81/1933* 40/1895 18/1962 70/1931 0.14 3.73/1956 10 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1741 CST
 14 66 46 56 81/1971 39/1960* 24/1914 68/1967 0.13 2.48/2022 10 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1741 CST
 15 65 45 55 81/1995 40/1914* 24/1914* 70/1948 0.14 4.38/1986 10 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1741 CST
 16 65 45 55 81/2019* 35/1932 22/1943 68/2001* 0.14 2.37/1959 10 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 17 65 45 55 82/1924 32/1932 24/1972* 71/2016 0.14 3.86/1995 11 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 18 65 45 55 81/1924 32/1932 21/1901 65/2002 0.13 2.03/1995 11 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 19 65 45 55 80/1919 39/1929 22/1996* 66/2008* 0.14 3.25/1914 11 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 20 65 45 55 79/2007* 27/1901 21/1996 70/1967 0.14 2.00/1928 11 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 21 64 45 55 78/1998* 35/1924 22/1901 69/1990 0.14 4.45/1923 11 1
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 22 64 45 54 79/2017* 30/1989 16/1989 69/2017 0.15 6.60/1932 11 1
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 23 64 44 54 79/1931* 28/1989 11/1989 64/1932 0.15 2.22/1945 11 1
CT STARTS 0640 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 24 64 44 54 80/2015 31/1983 12/1989 69/1987* 0.16 1.88/1926 12 0
CT STARTS 0640 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 25 64 44 54 79/2016* 29/1983 13/1983 74/2015 0.16 1.99/1926 12 0
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1720 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 26 64 44 54 81/2016* 38/1983 21/1983 73/2015 0.17 4.79/1982 12 1
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1720 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 27 64 44 54 80/2015 43/1930 25/2010 66/2016 0.18 2.20/1960 12 1
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1721 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 28 63 44 54 79/2021* 40/1950 24/1925 68/1946 0.17 5.95/1927 12 1
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 29 63 44 54 80/2021 34/1925 26/1983* 71/2021 0.18 2.51/2010 12 1
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 30 63 44 53 81/2021 39/1983 21/1983 68/1984* 0.18 4.11/2006 12 1
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 31 63 44 53 80/2021 35/1946 19/1983 73/2021 0.17 4.86/1941 12 1
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 MON 65.3 45.3 55.3         4.56   325 24

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 3 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  10 6 3 1

 

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