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CDUS44 KLCH 152219
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
519 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 84 1:31 PM 90 1916 79 5 80
MINIMUM 64 5:08 AM 37 1913 59 5 56
AVERAGE 74 69 5 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.27 1927 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 2.10 -1.34 0.65
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 5.77 -3.58 2.89
SINCE JAN 1 8.10 14.92 -6.82 12.56
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 27 -22 32
SINCE MAR 1 79 157 -78 126
SINCE JUL 1 1061 1305 -244 1196
COOLING
TODAY 9 5 4 3
MONTH TO DATE 109 66 43 74
SINCE MAR 1 226 137 89 171
SINCE JAN 1 304 175 129 233
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 54 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 90 1920
1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 36 2014
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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