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CDUS44 KLCH 082300
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
500 PM CST THU JAN 08 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 79R 1:22 PM 79 2012 63 16 44
MINIMUM 63 1:09 AM 21 1970 43 20 30
1996
AVERAGE 71 53 18 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 4.46 1992 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 1.62 -1.62 0.69
SINCE DEC 1 3.34 6.18 -2.84 6.53
SINCE JAN 1 T 1.62 -1.62 0.69
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM T 2024 MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 13 -13 28
MONTH TO DATE 33 98 -65 112
SINCE DEC 1 325 423 -98 330
SINCE JUL 1 447 617 -170 422
COOLING
TODAY 6 0 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 0
SINCE DEC 1 55 24 31 27
SINCE JAN 1 16 0 16 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 69 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 79 1937
2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 2010
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:29 PM CST
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:30 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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