National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

MARCH 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 70 50 60 82/1918 37/1962 26/1913 70/2012* 0.12 3.09/2015 6 1
CT STARTS 0614 CST    SUNRISE 0638 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 2 70 50 60 84/1905 40/1922 24/1913 70/2012 0.12 2.54/2001 6 2
CT STARTS 0613 CST    SUNRISE 0637 CST    SUNSET 1813 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 3 70 51 60 83/2000* 43/1943 23/1913 68/2020* 0.13 5.50/1934 6 2
CT STARTS 0612 CST    SUNRISE 0636 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 4 70 51 61 84/1910 35/2014 23/2002* 69/2024* 0.12 3.20/1915 6 2
CT STARTS 0611 CST    SUNRISE 0635 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 5 71 51 61 86/1910 43/1954 26/1917 70/1961 0.12 3.81/2011 6 2
CT STARTS 0610 CST    SUNRISE 0634 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 6 71 51 61 84/1911 43/1989 25/1989 68/1956* 0.12 3.10/1933 6 2
CT STARTS 0609 CST    SUNRISE 0633 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 7 71 51 61 88/1908 48/1960* 30/1943* 68/2023* 0.11 1.70/1998 6 2
CT STARTS 0608 CST    SUNRISE 0631 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 8 71 52 62 90/1911 44/1941* 29/1989 72/2012 0.12 2.54/1988 5 2
CT STARTS 0606 CST    SUNRISE 0630 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 9 72 52 62 83/1951 41/1932 26/1996 70/2016 0.11 1.25/2012 5 2
CT STARTS 0605 CST    SUNRISE 0629 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 10 72 52 62 89/1911 43/1932 26/1996 69/1974 0.11 2.50/1926 5 2
CT STARTS 0604 CST    SUNRISE 0628 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 11 72 52 62 89/1913 41/1932 31/1996* 71/2006 0.11 2.46/2012 5 2
CT STARTS 0603 CST    SUNRISE 0627 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 12 72 52 62 90/1913 47/1932 30/1948 72/2006 0.11 1.92/1947 5 2
CT STARTS 0602 CST    SUNRISE 0626 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 13 73 53 63 84/1928* 49/1993 29/1948* 71/2012 0.10 2.24/2003 5 2
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 14 73 53 63 86/1918 49/1999 27/1993 71/2024 0.11 3.16/2004 4 2
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 15 73 53 63 90/2008 49/1937 28/1913 71/2021 0.12 2.10/1896 4 2
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 16 73 53 63 86/1907 45/1900 25/1913 72/1945 0.11 1.71/1998 4 2
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 17 73 53 63 84/1982 50/1960 29/1913 72/1945 0.11 3.60/1987 4 2
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0620 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 18 74 54 64 85/1908* 42/1941 30/1913 73/2012 0.11 2.20/1906 4 2
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 19 74 54 64 87/2018* 41/1923 28/1923 73/2020 0.11 1.85/1950 4 2
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 20 74 54 64 86/1918 49/1914 21/1923 73/1900 0.12 2.55/1985 4 2
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 21 74 54 64 87/1910 46/1915* 32/1965 70/1952 0.12 3.06/1949 3 2
CT STARTS 0551 CST    SUNRISE 0615 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 22 75 54 64 90/1910 45/1915 27/1915 68/1929* 0.13 1.50/1901 3 3
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 23 75 54 65 89/1910 39/1915 25/1915 71/2020 0.12 4.99/2021 3 3
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 24 75 55 65 90/1910 55/1912 28/1915 73/2020 0.13 1.48/1973 3 3
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 25 75 55 65 89/1910 52/1974 30/1915 70/1949 0.13 4.32/1943 3 3
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 26 75 55 65 87/1910* 45/1955 32/1915 73/1995 0.12 1.86/1916 3 3
CT STARTS 0545 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 27 76 55 65 90/1910 47/1955 28/1913 73/2021* 0.13 4.75/1951 3 3
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1853 CST
 28 76 55 66 87/1910 52/1926 30/1913 72/1975 0.13 2.72/1992 2 3
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 29 76 56 66 89/1909 44/1937 34/1930 71/1939 0.12 3.33/1949 2 3
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 30 76 56 66 94/1946 48/1987 34/1913 72/1938 0.13 3.40/1935 2 3
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 31 76 56 66 88/1946 54/2019 31/1987 72/2016* 0.12 2.33/1921 2 3
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0603 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 MON 73.1 53.1 63.1         3.67   130 71

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 6 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 5 2 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 (1895-2024) 

 

 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