Rainfall for August, 2007 varied between above and below normal for most of Southeast Texas, and Louisiana south of U.S. 190. This wide distribution can be attributed to fewer days of rainfall, and spatial distribution of rainfall associated with the periphery effects of Tropical Storm Erin.  However, most of Central Louisiana did not received the rainfall associated with Erin, thus averaging below normal for the month.  Most of the region did not receive any rainfall from August 5th to the 14th due to a strong upper high dominating the region.

Temperatures averaged around 2 degrees above normal for most areas, mainly due to the upper level high discussed earlier leading to a heat wave the first couple of weeks of August. In fact, most locations reached the upper 90s the second week of August, with many locations recording 100 degrees or greater from August 11th to the 14th. By the second half of the month, increased moisture and southerly flow off the Gulf kept temperatures closer to normal.

The following tables are compiled from the Automatic Surface Observing System (ASOS) and Cooperative Observer network within the National Weather Service Lake Charles area of responsibility, using data obtained from NOAA's Regional Climate Center xmACIS,  WxCoder, and mailed in Cooperative Observer B-29 forms. Many thanks goes out to our Hydro Meteorological Technicians Todd Mogged and Jimmy Nunn, whom maintains the cooperative observing equipment that our observers use to provide this information.

Rainfall graphics were obtained from the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center's Precipitation Analysis product.

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