Rainfall for May, 2007 was below normal for most of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. An obvious exception was the Lake Charles area with over eleven inches, mainly attributed to a couple of systems that dumped nearly three inches a piece during the beginning and end of the month. Precipitation was a little more plentiful across South Central Louisiana, where near to above normal precipitation was observed.

Temperatures across the region were within a degree of normal for the most part. A strong cold front in the middle of the month brought overnight lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s for a couple of mornings. Otherwise, a fairly typical temperature distribution was observed.

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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