520  
CDUS44 KLCH 082234  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
534 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 85 3:59 PM 91 1998 84 1 85  
1999  
2018  
MINIMUM 61 5:34 AM 46 1898 65 -4 76  
AVERAGE 73 74 -1 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.01 1990 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.20 1.33 4.87 4.67  
SINCE MAR 1 9.16 9.44 -0.28 13.37  
SINCE JAN 1 18.83 18.59 0.24 26.69  
 
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 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 60 68 -8 90  
SINCE MAR 1 387 298 89 361  
SINCE JAN 1 449 336 113 395    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1898  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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