Lake Charles, LA

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lake Charles.

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Lake Charles. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

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.

Records set or tied at Lake Charles so far this year — through Jul 11.

Normal high & low by month, from Lake Charles's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 92°F · forecast is +2° 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.

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.

How many days a year hit a given high at Lake Charles — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:

27 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 82nd most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 31. Record: 59 in 1915.

A ready-to-share summary of Lake Charles's outlook — post it, or link this page.