096  
CDUS44 KLCH 160815  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
315 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
...............................  
 
   
..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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    
...............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 87 1:39 PM 93 2018 85 2 93  
MINIMUM 75 1:52 AM 45 2014 67 8 65  
AVERAGE 81 76 5 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.04 1945 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.54 2.49 4.05 6.29  
SINCE MAR 1 9.50 10.60 -1.10 14.99  
SINCE JAN 1 19.17 19.75 -0.58 28.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 16 11 5 14  
MONTH TO DATE 90 141 -51 181  
SINCE MAR 1 417 371 46 452  
SINCE JAN 1 479 409 70 486    
...............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 70 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
......................................................  
 
THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 94 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1917  
1926  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab LA Page
The Nexlab TX Page
Main Text Page