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CDUS44 KLCH 042228
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
428 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 60 2:51 PM 85 1913 63 -3 65
MINIMUM 47 4:12 AM 16 1911 43 4 55
AVERAGE 54 53 1 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.77 2007 0.20 -0.20 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.79 -0.79 T
SINCE DEC 1 3.34 5.35 -2.01 5.84
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.79 -0.79 T
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 11 12 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 22 48 -26 28
SINCE DEC 1 314 373 -59 246
SINCE JUL 1 436 567 -131 338
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0
SINCE DEC 1 42 24 18 27
SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM
LOWEST 58 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1913
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 14 1911
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:26 PM CST
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:27 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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