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MOST DAYS OF EXTREME WEATHER
LAKE CHARLES
 

Highest # of Days (single summer) with High Temps >=100°F
Lake Charles
1895-2023

 

 
# Days

Season
High
Temp
Avg
Temp
1 19 1909 105 100.8
2 15 2023 109 102.4
3 13 1911 104 101.3
4 9 1930 106 101.1
t5 8 1912 102 100.6
t5 8 1913 102 100.9
t5 8 1914 104 100.9
t5 8 1924 103 101.4
t9 7 1915 103 101.0
t9 7 1925 103 101.0
t9 7 2000 107 103.7

 

Highest # of Days (single summer) with High Temps >=90°F
Lake Charles
1895-2023

 

 
# Days

Season
High
Temp
Avg
Temp
1 136 1915 103 94.8
2 129 1916 101 94.1
t3 126 2005 101 93.3
t3 126 2010 99 93.8
5 124 1906 101 95.0
6 121 1911 104 94.5
7 119 1909 105 95.4
8 117 1927 101 93.3
t9 116 1898 100 92.6
t9 116 1925 103 94.5

 

Highest # of Days (single year) with Rain Totals >=1.00"
Lake Charles
1895-2023

 

 
# Days

Year
High
Amt
Avg
Amt
1 33 1911 2.60 1.52
2 32 1913 3.00 1.68
t3 30 2007 3.36 1.60
t3 30 2009 5.31 1.72
5 28 1905 4.03 1.60
6 27 1923 4.64 1.93
t7 26 1946 3.04 1.72
t7 26 2004 3.21 1.77
t9 25 1919 4.14 1.77
t9 25 2012 6.26 1.95
t9 25 2016 6.60 2.07

 

Highest # of Days (single year) with Rain Totals >=.01"
Lake Charles
1895-2023

 

 
# Days

Year
High
Amt
Avg
Amt
1 142 1923 4.64 0.56
2 139 1945 4.04 0.44
3 137 1922 2.51 0.38
4 134 1929 4.71 0.47
5 131 2021 12.49 0.55
t6 130 2002 6.19 0.66
t6 130 2004 3.21 0.53
8 129 1941 4.86 0.55
t9 128 1919 4.14 0.58
t9 128 1949 4.80 0.53

 

 

Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit
Precipitation in inches
'High Temp'/'Low Temp'/'High Amt' denotes highest/lowest temperature or highest amount recorded during that season
'Avg Temp'/'Avg Amt' denotes the average high/low or average amount of all included days during that season
(Example: during the 19 100° days in 1909, their average high temperature was 100.8°)