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CDUS44 KLCH 122225  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2025  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 78 3:59 PM 92 1916 85 -7 78  
MINIMUM 58 12:48 AM 46 1924 66 -8 69  
AVERAGE 68 75 -7 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.94 1954 0.15 -0.15 0.49  
MONTH TO DATE 6.54 1.98 4.56 5.16  
SINCE MAR 1 9.50 10.09 -0.59 13.86  
SINCE JAN 1 19.17 19.24 -0.07 27.18  
 
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 2 0 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 128 164 -36 84  
SINCE JUL 1 1198 1312 -114 1168  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 10 -7 9  
MONTH TO DATE 73 108 -35 144  
SINCE MAR 1 400 338 62 415  
SINCE JAN 1 462 376 86 449    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 92 1915  
1916  
1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2025...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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