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CDUS44 KLCH 190820  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
320 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2025  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 1:52 PM 95 1933 86 1 90  
MINIMUM 78 11:59 PM 53 1917 68 10 67  
1945  
AVERAGE 83 77 6 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.64 1923 0.17 -0.17 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 6.54 3.01 3.53 8.53  
SINCE MAR 1 9.50 11.12 -1.62 17.23  
SINCE JAN 1 19.17 20.27 -1.10 30.55  
 
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 18 12 6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 163 176 -13 217  
SINCE MAR 1 490 406 84 488  
SINCE JAN 1 552 444 108 522    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 52 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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