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CDUS44 KLCH 200814
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
314 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 71 3:57 PM 92 1908 80 -9 82
1965
MINIMUM 51 6:44 AM 42 1939 60 -9 71
AVERAGE 61 70 -9 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.26 4.10 1914 0.16 0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.44 2.73 -1.29 0.65
SINCE MAR 1 2.87 6.40 -3.53 2.89
SINCE JAN 1 8.78 15.55 -6.77 12.56
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 4 1 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 9 31 -22 32
SINCE MAR 1 83 161 -78 126
SINCE JUL 1 1065 1309 -244 1196
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 12
MONTH TO DATE 137 88 49 108
SINCE MAR 1 254 159 95 205
SINCE JAN 1 332 197 135 267
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 27 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 89 1908
1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1910
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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