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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
405 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 2025
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 77 1:41 PM 81 1924 65 12 79
MINIMUM 59 5:44 AM 21 1901 45 14 54
AVERAGE 68 55 13 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.08 2.03 1995 0.13 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.30 2.47 0.83 3.17
SINCE DEC 1 3.30 2.47 0.83 3.17
SINCE JAN 1 48.62 57.66 -9.04 65.54
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM T 1953 MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 11 -11 0
MONTH TO DATE 224 174 50 142
SINCE DEC 1 224 174 50 142
SINCE JUL 1 346 368 -22 234
COOLING
TODAY 3 1 2 2
MONTH TO DATE 6 18 -12 23
SINCE DEC 1 6 18 -12 23
SINCE JAN 1 3266 3058 208 3483
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM
LOWEST 71 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 80 1919
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 1901
1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CST SUNSET 5:16 PM CST
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 5:16 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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