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Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

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MAY 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 82 63 73 91/1943 64/1897 40/1908 76/2010 0.17 5.20/2016 0 8
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
 2 82 63 73 90/2010 64/1970* 41/1908 76/2002 0.16 3.91/1973 0 8
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1852 CST    CT ENDS 1917 CST
 3 82 64 73 96/1984 65/1954 45/2013* 78/2021 0.16 5.49/2017 0 8
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1852 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
 4 83 64 73 91/1943 69/1954 42/2013 74/2007* 0.17 1.60/1944 0 8
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
 5 83 64 74 92/1908 67/2008 48/2013* 76/2007 0.16 2.77/1941 0 9
CT STARTS 0500 CST    SUNRISE 0526 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
 6 83 65 74 93/1908 66/1935 46/2013 77/2009* 0.17 3.78/1935 0 9
CT STARTS 0459 CST    SUNRISE 0525 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
 7 83 65 74 93/1914 67/1917 49/1898 77/2024* 0.17 3.35/1902 0 9
CT STARTS 0459 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
 8 84 65 74 91/2018* 68/1917 46/1898 76/2024 0.17 3.01/1990 0 9
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
 9 84 65 75 92/1916 68/2020 48/1917* 77/2024 0.17 2.55/1907 0 10
CT STARTS 0457 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
 10 84 66 75 93/2002 68/1917 48/1923 76/2015* 0.16 4.88/2013 0 10
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
 11 84 66 75 91/1916 68/2025 50/1981* 76/2010* 0.17 4.14/1971* 0 10
CT STARTS 0455 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
 12 85 66 75 92/1916 70/1960 46/1924 77/2000 0.15 1.94/1954 0 10
CT STARTS 0455 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
 13 85 67 76 92/1920* 68/1946* 48/1895 79/1995 0.17 3.23/1966 0 11
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
 14 85 67 76 94/1915 69/2014 51/1917 77/1995* 0.16 1.62/2007 0 11
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
 15 85 67 76 93/2024* 71/1905 45/2014 77/1995 0.18 4.04/1945 0 11
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
 16 85 67 76 94/2018 70/1970 46/1907 77/2025 0.18 15.67/1980 0 11
CT STARTS 0452 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
 17 86 68 77 94/2018* 72/2009 46/1912 78/2015 0.17 12.49/2021 0 12
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
 18 86 68 77 95/1933 67/2002 53/1945* 78/2025 0.17 4.64/1923 0 12
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
 19 86 68 77 94/1906 76/2002* 52/2002 77/2025 0.17 3.45/1952 0 12
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
 20 86 69 77 93/2003 72/1965* 52/2002 78/2011 0.18 4.82/1983 0 12
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
 21 87 69 78 99/2005 76/1974 52/1981 77/2019* 0.18 4.20/1967 0 13
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
 22 87 69 78 100/1915 74/1913 50/1901 78/2024* 0.19 2.39/2017 0 13
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0515 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
 23 87 69 78 95/1911 79/1963* 51/2001 77/2024* 0.19 2.20/1907 0 13
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0515 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1932 CST
 24 87 70 78 95/1911 77/1940 52/1913 78/2024* 0.19 2.99/2009 0 13
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1906 CST    CT ENDS 1932 CST
 25 88 70 79 94/1941 72/1919 51/1913 79/1989 0.18 2.71/1986 0 14
CT STARTS 0447 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1906 CST    CT ENDS 1933 CST
 26 88 70 79 96/2010 75/1901 50/1913 79/2024 0.17 1.30/1933 0 14
CT STARTS 0447 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1907 CST    CT ENDS 1934 CST
 27 88 70 79 95/2010* 74/1961 49/1901 79/2024* 0.19 3.11/1941 0 14
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1907 CST    CT ENDS 1934 CST
 28 88 71 79 97/2010* 78/1952 54/1961* 80/1996 0.19 5.00/1915 0 14
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1935 CST
 29 88 71 80 97/2010* 71/1992 56/1934 76/2018* 0.19 4.71/1929 0 14
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1935 CST
 30 89 71 80 100/1911 71/1907 52/1984 80/2004 0.18 5.53/1979 0 15
CT STARTS 0445 CST    SUNRISE 0512 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1936 CST
 31 89 71 80 100/1911 76/1903 52/1984 78/2013* 0.19 4.40/1981 0 15
CT STARTS 0445 CST    SUNRISE 0512 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1937 CST
 MON 85.4 67.3 76.4         5.40   2 354

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  2 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 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 (1895-2025) 

 

 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 
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