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CDUS44 KLCH 202207
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
507 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 97 12:16 PM 105 2023 93 4 96
MINIMUM 75 5:53 AM 61 1911 75 0 73
AVERAGE 86 84 2 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 5.50 1915 0.22 -0.22 0.57
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 3.89 -3.66 1.65
SINCE JUN 1 10.65 16.12 -5.47 13.56
SINCE JAN 1 30.06 38.78 -8.72 36.51
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
TODAY 21 19 2 20
MONTH TO DATE 421 380 41 392
SINCE JUN 1 1566 1479 87 1488
SINCE JAN 1 2325 2101 224 2228
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM
LOWEST 52 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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