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Lake Charles, LA vs Fort Dodge, IA

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- Fort Dodge has 43.3% less rainy days than Lake Charles.
- Fort Dodge has 4.7% less Sunny Days than Lake Charles.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Dodge scores 1.5% better than Lake Charles
 Lake Charles, LAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock99106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11122443
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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