30.125°N, 93.228°W · station LCHthr · 132 years of record
96°F
HOTTEST SEP 7 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lake Charles.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lake Charles — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#94 / 131
warmest Sep 1 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
107°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 1 ever
80°F
set in 1899
Forecast high 89°F — 94th warmest Sep 1 of 131 years · record 107°F (2000) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#41 / 130
warmest Sep 2 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
100°F
set in 1995
Coolest Sep 2 ever
78°F
set in 1941
Forecast high 92°F — 41st warmest Sep 2 of 130 years · record 100°F (1995) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#50 / 130
warmest Sep 3 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
101°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 3 ever
77°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 93°F — 50th warmest Sep 3 of 130 years · record 101°F (2000) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#56 / 131
warmest Sep 4 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
103°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 4 ever
76°F
set in 1973
Forecast high 93°F — 56th warmest Sep 4 of 131 years · record 103°F (2000) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#52 / 131
warmest Sep 5 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
105°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 5 ever
76°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 93°F — 52nd warmest Sep 5 of 131 years · record 105°F (2000) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#24 / 131
warmest Sep 6 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
104°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 6 ever
76°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 94°F — 24th warmest Sep 6 of 131 years · record 104°F (2000) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#7 / 131
warmest Sep 7 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
101°F
set in 1912
Coolest Sep 7 ever
79°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 96°F — 7th warmest Sep 7 of 131 years · record 101°F (1912) · warmest since 2023.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lake Charles in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
88°FJan 5, 1913
6°FJan 22, 2025
Feb
88°FFeb 20, 1913
3°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
94°FMar 30, 1946
14°FMar 20, 1896
Apr
95°FApr 28, 1987
30°FApr 11, 1913
May
100°FMay 30, 1911
40°FMay 1, 1908
Jun
106°FJun 27, 1930
53°FJun 18, 1917
Jul
103°FJul 13, 1901
60°FJul 8, 1924
Aug
109°FAug 27, 2023
59°FAug 25, 1917
Sep
105°FSep 4, 2000
45°FSep 28, 1909
Oct
103°FOct 2, 1900
30°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
92°FNov 1, 1900
23°FNov 16, 1916
Dec
89°FDec 3, 1912
11°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
109°FAug 27, 2023
3°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Lake Charles so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 10, 2023
Coldest high ever
16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
72°FJan 1, 2022
24°FJan 10, 1962
Feb
72°FFeb 24, 2018
16°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
73°FMar 26, 1995
35°FMar 4, 2014
Apr
77°FApr 29, 2017
47°FApr 10, 1928
May
80°FMay 28, 1996
64°FMay 1, 1897
Jun
83°FJun 22, 2019
70°FJun 4, 1969
Jul
83°FJul 5, 2016
74°FJul 1, 1964
Aug
84°FAug 10, 2023
74°FAug 26, 1926
Sep
80°FSep 7, 1899
68°FSep 26, 1965
Oct
81°FOct 8, 2009
47°FOct 31, 1925
Nov
76°FNov 4, 2024
38°FNov 30, 1896
Dec
74°FDec 25, 2015
28°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
84°FAug 10, 2023
16°FFeb 13, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
38 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
80 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1896
So far in 2026
74 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Lake Charles's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Lake Charles's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Lake Charles's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.