The next several days will bring a dry weather pattern over Acadiana with warm sun to enjoy and cool evenings to chill. Easy to accept this over the record rainfall we have experienced this month. Rivers and Lakes are full and not capable to handle anymore runoff. The expected dry pattern is exactly what we need. I have posted the latest rainfall totals and they are impressive but not surprising given the current El Nino event we are experiencing.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 521 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...OCTOBER RAINFALL AMONG THE TOP FIVE WETTEST ON RECORD... WITH NO RAIN EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY...PRELIMINARY OCTOBER RAINFALL TOTALS FOR OUR PRIMARY CLIMATE REPORTING STATIONS ARE AMONG THE 5 WETTEST ON RECORD. THE FOLLOWING TABLES RANK THE 10 WETTEST OCTOBERS ON RECORD: LAKE CHARLES ------------------------- 1. OCTOBER 2002 - 21.44" 2. OCTOBER 1970 - 17.28" 3. OCTOBER 2009 - 14.96" 4. OCTOBER 1985 - 12.75" 5. OCTOBER 1984 - 12.22" 6. OCTOBER 1949 - 11.15" 7. OCTOBER 2006 - 10.92" 8. OCTOBER 1919 - 10.30" 9. OCTOBER 1925 - 10.23" 10. OCTOBER 1996 - 9.57" ------------------------- LAFAYETTE ------------------------- 1. OCTOBER 2002 - 18.27" 2. OCTOBER 1985 - 15.65" 3. OCTOBER 1949 - 13.70" 4. OCTOBER 1984 - 12.79" 5. OCTOBER 2009 - 12.52" 6. OCTOBER 1925 - 12.16" 7. OCTOBER 1918 - 12.02" 8. OCTOBER 1964 - 10.57" 9. OCTOBER 1996 - 10.32" 10. OCTOBER 1932 - 10.16" ------------------------- NEW IBERIA ------------------------- 1. OCTOBER 1984 - 21.35" 2. OCTOBER 2009 - 11.65" 3. OCTOBER 1985 - 11.21" 4. OCTOBER 2004 - 10.88" 5. OCTOBER 1964 - 9.31" 6. OCTOBER 2002 - 9.23" 7. OCTOBER 1993 - 9.15" 8. OCTOBER 1996 - 8.88" 9. OCTOBER 1970 - 7.31" 10. OCTOBER 1949 - 7.08" -----------------------