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CDUS44 KLCH 170303  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
1003 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 1000 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 86 MM 94 2018 85 1 87  
MINIMUM 77 MM 49 1917 67 10 70  
1926  
AVERAGE 82 76 6 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 15.67 1980 0.18 -0.18 2.08  
MONTH TO DATE 6.54 2.67 3.87 8.37  
SINCE MAR 1 9.50 10.78 -1.28 17.07  
SINCE JAN 1 19.17 19.93 -0.76 30.39  
 
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 2 0 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 128 164 -36 84  
SINCE JUL 1 1198 1312 -114 1168  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 17 11 6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 129 152 -23 195  
SINCE MAR 1 456 382 74 466  
SINCE JAN 1 518 420 98 500    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 70 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1933  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 46 1912  
 
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.  
 

 
 
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