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CDUS44 KLCH 010825  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
325 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 86 12:16 PM 90 1901 82 4 85  
1955  
1981  
MINIMUM 67 3:53 AM 42 1996 63 4 59  
AVERAGE 77 72 5 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.34 2016 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.72 4.44 -3.72 4.02  
SINCE MAR 1 2.96 8.11 -5.15 8.70  
SINCE JAN 1 12.63 17.26 -4.63 22.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 5.5 MM MM T  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 32 34 -2 11  
SINCE MAR 1 126 164 -38 84  
SINCE JUL 1 1196 1312 -116 1168  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 8 4 7  
MONTH TO DATE 230 159 71 196  
SINCE MAR 1 327 230 97 271  
SINCE JAN 1 389 268 121 305    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 91 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 40 1908  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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