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October 2009
Preliminary Rainfall Totals

Compiled by Donovan Landreneau, Forecaster

Rainfall for October, 2009 was excessive, similar to the excessively wet Octobers of 2006 and 2002 in recent years. Most stations reported over 200% of normal, based on 1971-2000 normals. The maximum observed rainfall was in Opelousas, LA with 19.38 inches, with Grand Coteau coming in second at 17.97 inches. The bulk of the rainfall came during the first two weeks, and successive storms on the 22nd, 26th, and 30th.

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.

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Louisiana Preliminary Rainfall Reports.

LOCATION

TOTAL RAINFALL

NORMAL RAINFALL

DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL

PERCENT OF NORMAL

Abbeville	13.75	6.00	7.75	229
Alexandria 5SSE	10.94
Alexandria Esler Field	12.24	5.96	6.28	205
Alexandria International	12.66	6.16	6.50	206
Alexandria Power Plant	12.29
Boyce 3 WNW	10.13	6.12	4.01	166
Boyce 7 SW	11.46
Bunkie	13.89	6.56	7.33	212
Butte La Rose	16.97
Carencro	16.79	7.25	9.54	232
De Ridder	13.50	6.30	7.20	214
Elmer 2 SW	12.59
Eunice	13.44	6.26	7.18	215
Franklin 3 NW	12.13	5.43	6.70	223
Grand Coteau	17.97	6.49	11.48	277
Jennings	10.47	6.15	4.32	170
Kaplan	15.43
Lafayette	13.41	6.00	7.41	224
Lafayette Regional	15.65	6.25	9.40	250
Lake Charles 2 N (Salt Water Barrier)	14.86	6.08	8.78	244
Lake Charles 7 NW (Sam Houston Jones)	14.09
Lake Charles Regional	14.96	5.52	9.44	271
Leesville	17.64	5.84	11.80	302
Leland Bowman Lock	14.31	5.43	8.88	264
Morgan City	7.79	5.81	1.98	134
Moss Bluff	15.49	6.52	8.97	238
Moss Bluff 2 NNW	16.64
New Iberia Acadiana Regional	11.65	4.06	7.59	287
Oakdale	14.10	6.73	7.37	210
Oberlin Fire Tower	13.23	6.74	6.49	196
Old Town Bay	16.63
Opelousas	19.38	6.52	12.86	297
Port Of Lake Charles	14.50
Red River Lock #2	8.95	5.99	2.96	149
Salt Point	8.44
Vinton 5W	13.40

Southeast Texas Preliminary Rainfall Reports.

LOCATION

TOTAL RAINFALL

NORMAL RAINFALL

DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL

PERCENT OF NORMAL

Beaumont	13.57	5.40	8.17	251
Beaumont Research Center	9.39	4.89	4.50	192
Beaumont/SE Texas Regional	14.90	5.69	9.21	262
Jasper	13.12	5.33	7.79	246
Lumberton	11.52
Orange 9 N	12.71	5.69	7.02	223
Town Bluff Reservoir	13.05	5.08	7.97	257
Wildwood	10.77

October 2009 one of the wettest Octobers on record
Compiled by Sam Shamburger, Forecaster

ALEXANDRIA
YEAR	TOTAL RAINFALL (INCHES)

1. OCTOBER 1985	16.00"
2. OCTOBER 1994	13.11"
3. OCTOBER 2009	12.66"
4. OCTOBER 2002	12.53"
5. OCTOBER 1984	11.74"
6. OCTOBER 1941	10.74"
7. OCTOBER 1970	10.36"
8. OCTOBER 1919	10.30"
9. OCTOBER 1925	10.23"
10. OCTOBER 2006	10.17"

BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR
YEAR	TOTAL RAINFALL (INCHES)

1. OCTOBER 1970	15.09"
2. OCTOBER 1984	14.94"
3. OCTOBER 2009	14.90"
4. OCTOBER 2006	14.72"
5. OCTOBER 1949	14.63"
6. OCTOBER 2002	14.05"
7. OCTOBER 1994	11.97"
8. OCTOBER 1919	11.76"
9. OCTOBER 1985	11.60"
10. OCTOBER 1902	10.24"

LAKE CHARLES
YEAR	TOTAL RAINFALL (INCHES)

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
YEAR	TOTAL RAINFALL (INCHES)

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
YEAR	TOTAL RAINFALL (INCHES)

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"