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CDUS44 KLCH 180821
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
321 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 87 4:01 PM 94 1933 86 1 77
2018
MINIMUM 75 5:34 AM 46 1912 68 7 68
AVERAGE 81 77 4 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 12.49 2021 0.17 -0.17 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 6.54 2.84 3.70 8.44
SINCE MAR 1 9.50 10.95 -1.45 17.14
SINCE JAN 1 19.17 20.10 -0.93 30.46
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 12 4 8
MONTH TO DATE 145 164 -19 203
SINCE MAR 1 472 394 78 474
SINCE JAN 1 534 432 102 508
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1933
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1917
1945
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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