30.125°N, 93.228°W · station LCHthr · 132 years of record
89°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2003
forecast high · Oct 23
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
#111 / 128
warmest Oct 17 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
93°F
set in 1915
Coolest Oct 17 ever
65°F
set in 2019
Forecast high 74°F — 111th warmest Oct 17 of 128 years · record 93°F (1915) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#98 / 128
warmest Oct 18 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
92°F
set in 1929
Coolest Oct 18 ever
62°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 76°F — 98th warmest Oct 18 of 128 years · record 92°F (1929) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#88 / 127
warmest Oct 19 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 19 ever
59°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 79°F — 88th warmest Oct 19 of 127 years · record 90°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#54 / 127
warmest Oct 20 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 20 ever
65°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 83°F — 54th warmest Oct 20 of 127 years · record 91°F (1927) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#14 / 127
warmest Oct 21 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
91°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 21 ever
62°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 87°F — 14th warmest Oct 21 of 127 years · record 91°F (1899) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#6 / 125
warmest Oct 22 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
92°F
set in 1906
Coolest Oct 22 ever
62°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 88°F — 6th warmest Oct 22 of 125 years · record 92°F (1906) · warmest since 2004.
Ranks
#7 / 128
warmest Oct 23 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
96°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
61°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 89°F — 7th warmest Oct 23 of 128 years · record 96°F (1939) · warmest since 2003.
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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 5 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
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
80 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1896
So far in 2026
112 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: 79°F · forecast is +10° 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.
Each cell is one day's high at Lake Charles, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Lake Charles — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
112 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 11th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 88. Record: 132 in 1915.
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