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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
416 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 57 4:05 PM 80 1932 63 -6 57  
MINIMUM 37 11:43 PM 22 1912 43 -6 46  
AVERAGE 47 53 -6 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.55 1955 0.21 -0.21 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 3.09 -2.86 3.11  
SINCE DEC 1 3.57 7.65 -4.08 8.95  
SINCE JAN 1 0.23 3.09 -2.86 3.11  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2024 MM MM MM  
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  
YESTERDAY 18 13 5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 110 189 -79 249  
SINCE DEC 1 402 514 -112 467  
SINCE JUL 1 524 708 -184 559  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 0 25 0  
SINCE DEC 1 64 24 40 27  
SINCE JAN 1 25 0 25 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 21 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 78 1935  
2017  
2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 2024  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:36 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:37 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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