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October, 2006
Updated Preliminary Rainfall Totals

 Compiled by Donovan Landreneau, Forecaster
 

Rainfall for October, 2006 was excessive to say the least. Most stations reported between 200 to 600% of normal, based on 1971-2000 normals. For many stations, most of the month's rainfall came within significant floods on the 15-17th, 19th, and 26-27th.

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.

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

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Louisiana Preliminary Rainfall Reports.

LOCATION TOTAL RAINFALL NORMAL RAINFALL DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL PERCENT OF NORMAL
ABBEVILLE 7.63 4.23 3.40 180
ALEXANDRIA 5SSE 12.91      
ALEXANDRIA ESLER FIELD 12.94 4.53 8.41 286
ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL 10.17 4.82 5.35 211
ALEXANDRIA POWER PLANT 12.89      
BEAVER FIRE TOWER 15.38 4.76 10.62 323
BELL CITY 13 SW 8.96      
BOYCE 3 WNW 14.84 4.37 10.47 340
BOYCE 7 SW 14.83      
BUNKIE 13.13      
BUTTE LA ROSE 10.93      
CAMERON PRAIRIE NWR 7.77      
CARENCRO 8.65 4.28 4.37 202
CROWLEY 2 NE 11.40 4.10 7.30 278
CROWLEY RICE RESEARCH LAIS 10.37      
DE RIDDER 23.52 4.18 19.34 563
DRY CREEK 7 NW 13.90      
ELMER 2 SW 14.54      
EAST FORT POLK RAWS 18.42      
EUNICE 19.45 4.47 14.98 435
FORT POLK RAWS 18.64      
FRANKLIN 3 NW 6.01 3.72 2.29 162
FULLERTON STRIP (12SE FT POLK) 15.12      
GARDNER RAWS 14.77      
GRAND COTEAU 17.15 4.46 12.69 385
HOLMWOOD RAWS 7.22      
JEANERETTE 5 NW 6.76 3.92 2.84 172
JEANERETTE LAIS 5.73      
JENNINGS 14.66 4.29 10.37 342
KAPLAN 6.22      
LAFAYETTE 8.17 4.20 3.97 195
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL 7.26 4.02 3.24 181
LAKE ARTHUR 10 SW 7.93 3.73 4.20 213
LAKE CHARLES 2 N (SALT WATER BARRIER) 15.28 3.94 11.34 388
LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL 10.92 3.94 6.98 277
LEESVILLE 15.11 3.79 11.32 399
LEESVILLE 6 SSW 17.31 3.92 13.39 442
LELAND BOWMAN LOCK 5.68 3.97 1.71 143
MARKSVILLE 12.68 3.92 8.76 323
LSU DEAN LEE 15.27 4.40 10.87 347
MORGAN CITY 3.99 3.66 0.33 109
MOSS BLUFF 24.58 4.37 20.21 562
MOSS BLUFF 3 NNW (NWS EMPLOYEE) 24.87      
NEW IBERIA 5.63 4.06 1.57 139
NEW IBERIA ACADIANA REGIONAL 5.00      
OAKDALE 13.81 5.01 8.80 276
OBERLIN FIRE TOWER 18.68 4.75 13.93 393
OLD TOWN BAY 23.18      
OPELOUSAS 22.69 4.89 17.80 464
PORT BARRE R&D RESEARCH LAIS 17.97      
PORT OF LAKE CHARLES 14.51      
RAGLEY 22.34      
RED RIVER LOCK #2 15.28 4.91 10.37 311
ROCKEFELLER NWR 5.47 4.50 0.97 122
ROSEPINE RESEARCH STATION 19.78      
SALT POINT 3.51      
SAM HOUSTON JONES S.P. 20.65      
SELF STRIP (5N FT POLK) 18.24      
ST MARTINVILLE 7.74 3.79 3.95 204
SULPHUR 11.70 4.13 7.57 283
VILLE PLATTE 9.86      


Southeast Texas Preliminary Rainfall Reports.

LOCATION TOTAL RAINFALL NORMAL RAINFALL DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL PERCENT OF NORMAL
BEAUMONT 14.67 4.64 10.03 316
BEAUMONT RESEARCH CENTER 14.41 5.03 9.38 286
BEAUMONT/SE TEXAS REGIONAL 14.72 4.67 10.05 315
BUNA RAWS 22.02      
JASPER 22.31 4.02 18.29 555
KOUNTZE 32.03 5.09 26.94 629
LUMBERTON 22.00      
MCFADDEN NWR RAWS 11.34      
NEWTON 20.69 3.82 16.87 542
ORANGE 9N 24.16 4.22 19.94 573
ORANGE WATER PLANT 14.31 4.56 9.75 314
PORT ARTHUR CITY 12.68 4.88 7.80 260
SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR 23.98 4.84 19.14 495
SILSBEE 4N 27.29      
STEINHAGEN LAKE 20.24      
TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR 22.21 4.06 18.15 547
TOWN BLUFF DAM 20.36 3.68 16.68 553
WARREN RAWS 29.32      
WILDWOOD 26.50      
WOODVILLE 20.46 3.02 17.44 677
WOODVILLE RAWS 22.83      

October, 2006 Radar Estimated Rainfall Graphic
October, 2006 Radar Estimated Rainfall Graphic

October, 2006 Normal Rainfall Graphic
October, 2006 Normal Rainfall Graphic

October, 2006 Departure from Normal Rainfall Graphic
October, 2006 Departure from Normal Rainfall Graphic

October, 2006 Percent of Normal Rainfall Graphic
October, 2006 Percent of Normal Rainfall Graphic
 
 
Other October 2006 Weather Links
October 25th - 29th, 2006 Flooding Event

 
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