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Significant Coastal Impacts to the Eastern Seaboard; Hurricane Nolo to Impact Hawaii

A Nor'easter will bring significant coastal impacts to the Mid-Atlantic and New England through the weekend. Moderate to major coastal flooding, heavy rain, strong winds and high surf expected. Hurricane Nolo is expected to stay just south of the Big Island of Hawaii. However, strong winds and heavy rainfall may bring life-threatening, catastrophic flooding and mudslides through the weekend. Read More >

MAY TOP TENS
LAKE CHARLES
 

10 Warmest May's
Lake Charles
1895-2026

 

1 79.9 2010
2 79.4 2018
3 79.2 1933
4 78.7 2024
5 78.0 1896
6 78.0 2019
7 78.0 2022
8 77.9 2000
t9 77.8 1998
t9 77.8 2003

 

10 Coolest May's
Lake Charles
1895-2026

 

1 69.9 1917
2 71.0 1931
3 71.5 1924
4 71.6 1954
5 71.7 1940
6 71.8 1913
7 72.3 1976
8 72.4 1901
9 72.5 1960
t10 72.6 1897
t10 72.6 1945

 

10 Wettest May's
Lake Charles
1895-2026
 

1 21.45 1907
2 20.71 1980
3 20.50 2021
4 14.76 1991
5 14.28 1946
6 14.24 1941
7 12.23 2017
8 11.33 2007
9 11.20 1916
10 11.13 1953

 

10 Driest May's
Lake Charles
1895-2026

 

1 0.00 1899
2 0.04 1998
3 0.17 1898
4 0.34 1978
5 0.42 1960
6 0.43 2011
7 0.45 1901
8 0.51 2003
9 0.57 1963
10 0.85 1940

 


Warmest & Coolest represents temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Temperature ties, if possible, have been broken by going to ten thousandths of a degree
Wettest & Driest represents rainfall in inches