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CDUS44 KLCH 072226  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2025  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 80 3:59 PM 93 1914 83 -3 84  
MINIMUM 66 10:22 AM 49 1898 65 1 77  
AVERAGE 73 74 -1 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.09 3.35 1902 0.17 0.92 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.20 1.16 5.04 4.67  
SINCE MAR 1 9.16 9.27 -0.11 13.37  
SINCE JAN 1 18.83 18.42 0.41 26.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 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 MM  
 
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 8 9 -1 16  
MONTH TO DATE 52 59 -7 74  
SINCE MAR 1 379 289 90 345  
SINCE JAN 1 441 327 114 379    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 91 1998  
1999  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 1898  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2025...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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