Lake Charles, LA

Louisiana · Records since 1895–2026

☀️ 93°F Feels like 106°
Currently in Lake Charles
As of 1:00 PM CDT
🔥 7° below today's record of 100°F

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

100°F

September 7, 1912

+9° from 91° normal

❄ Record Low

55°F

September 7, 2011

-18° from 73° normal
🌞 Normal high: 91°F 🌑 Normal low: 73°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Lake Charles

🔥
109°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 27, 2023
❄
3°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 12, 1899
🌧
15.67"
Wettest Day Ever
May 16, 1980
☃
20.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 14, 1895

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 100°F September 7, 1912
2 99°F September 7, 2023
3 98°F September 7, 1926
4 98°F September 7, 1925
5 98°F September 7, 1909
6 97°F September 7, 1906
7 96°F September 7, 2019
8 96°F September 7, 1929
9 96°F September 7, 1924
10 96°F September 7, 1910

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 55°F September 7, 2011
2 58°F September 7, 1988
3 60°F September 7, 1907
4 61°F September 7, 1984
5 61°F September 7, 1950
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1895–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Lake Charles

threshold: 96°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.9
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
99°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
117
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

148 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1895–2026
79
2026 so far
88
Avg/year 1970–2025
94
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
133
Most in a year (1915)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Lake Charles

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 30, 2023 – Aug 27, 2023 29 109°F (Aug 27) 100°F 79°F
2 Aug 5, 1925 – Aug 21, 1925 17 103°F (Aug 20) 99°F 73°F
3 Aug 3, 1951 – Aug 17, 1951 15 104°F (Aug 15) 99°F 76°F
4 Jul 6, 1980 – Jul 17, 1980 12 102°F (Jul 16) 98°F 75°F
5 Aug 21, 2011 – Sep 1, 2011 12 102°F (Aug 29) 98°F 76°F
6 Jul 24, 2015 – Aug 4, 2015 12 102°F (Jul 30) 97°F 76°F
7 Jun 23, 2009 – Jul 3, 2009 11 102°F (Jun 24) 98°F 77°F
8 Jun 6, 1911 – Jun 15, 1911 10 104°F (Jun 8) 100°F 68°F
9 Aug 20, 1902 – Aug 29, 1902 10 102°F (Aug 26) 99°F 75°F
10 Jul 11, 1944 – Jul 20, 1944 10 101°F (Jul 17) 98°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

60
2026 total
above-normal nights
26.2
Avg / summer
1970–2020
75
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

32.96"
2026 YTD
Normal: 42.25"
-9.29"
2.90"
September so far
September normal: 5.18"
-2.28"
12
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Lake Charles is 9.29" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1895–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1895, annual totals have trended +0.31" per decade, about +4.0" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

86.3°F

Average temperature · August 2026

3rd-warmest month on record

3rd-warmest August of 131 on record

+2.9° vs. 83.4° average (1991–2020)
89.2°F
Warmest month ever
August 2023
89.2°F
Warmest August ever
2023
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
102°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 22

Longest 90°F Streak in August

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 1–31, 2026, peaking at 101°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2023 (3 years).

100°F Milestone

Lake Charles reached 102°F in 2026 — the first time it hit 100°F since 2023 (3 years).

Average August Temperature by Year

1895–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.11° per decade (warming since 1895)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

0.23"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-6.00"
vs. average
Normal: 6.23" · 4% of normal
2nd-driest
August rank
of 131 on record
23.57"
Wettest August ever
2017 · driest 0.00" (1999)

August Precipitation by Year

1895–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.01" per decade (wetter since 1895)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2017 23.57"
2 1962 17.36"
3 2014 15.74"
4 1915 15.05"
5 2016 14.70"
6 1940 14.56"
7 1977 11.52"
8 1913 10.68"
9 1910 10.63"
10 1916 10.13"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1999 0.00"
2 2026 0.23"
3 1976 0.77"
4 1990 0.94"
5 1951 1.00"
6 2023 1.11"
7 1902 1.17"
8 2000 1.29"
9 1952 1.36"
10 1980 1.55"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2023 89.2°F
2 2011 86.9°F
3 2026 86.3°F
4 1902 86.0°F
5 1951 86.0°F
6 1999 85.8°F
7 2010 85.7°F
8 1995 85.7°F
9 2024 85.6°F
10 2019 85.2°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2023 89.2°F
2 August 2011 86.9°F
3 August 2026 86.3°F
4 August 1902 86.0°F
5 August 1951 86.0°F
6 July 2023 85.9°F
7 August 1999 85.8°F
8 August 2010 85.7°F
9 August 1995 85.7°F
10 August 2024 85.6°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Lake Charles, LA 86.3°F 3rd of 131
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 85.9°F 8th of 116
Natchitoches, LA 87.0°F 7th of 97
Galveston, TX 87.1°F 7th of 150
Baton Rouge, LA 85.5°F 6th of 133
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,490 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 131 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 3 Sep 9, 1973 Nov 1, 1900 -0.6 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 27 Oct 22, 1911 Dec 31, 2021 +0.4 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Dec 5 Oct 31, 1925 Dec 30, 1969 -0.3 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 29 Oct 20, 1989 Dec 31, 1948 +0.8 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet — Nov 4, 1912 Dec 30, 1946 +0.2 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1895 · trending +0.8 days later per decade

288
Normal length
1991–2020 average
335
Longest on record
1895
207
Shortest on record
1913

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.4 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1897–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.10° per decade (warming since 1897)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1895–2024 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.13" per decade (wetter since 1895)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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