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CDUS44 KLCH 032226  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2025  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 82 3:07 PM 96 1984 82 0 75  
MINIMUM 65 5:25 AM 45 1929 64 1 67  
2013  
AVERAGE 74 73 1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 5.49 2017 0.16 -0.14 0.95  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 0.49 1.73 4.59  
SINCE MAR 1 5.18 8.60 -3.42 13.29  
SINCE JAN 1 14.85 17.75 -2.90 26.61  
 
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 5.5 MM MM T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 126 164 -38 84  
SINCE JUL 1 1196 1312 -116 1168  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 8 1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 29 24 5 24  
SINCE MAR 1 356 254 102 295  
SINCE JAN 1 418 292 126 329    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 91 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 42 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2025...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2025...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 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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