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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
242 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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 63 1:06 PM 79 1909 63 0 36
1933
1952
MINIMUM 58 11:59 PM 6 2025 43 15 6
AVERAGE 61 53 8 21
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.62 1923 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 4.45 -1.90 3.46
SINCE DEC 1 5.89 9.01 -3.12 9.30
SINCE JAN 1 2.55 4.45 -1.90 3.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1935 MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 4 12 -8 44
MONTH TO DATE 200 274 -74 426
SINCE DEC 1 492 599 -107 644
SINCE JUL 1 614 793 -179 736
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 86 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 93
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 85 1914
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 17 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 7:08 AM CST SUNSET 5:42 PM CST
JANUARY 24 2026.......SUNRISE 7:07 AM CST SUNSET 5:43 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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