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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
427 PM CST MON JAN 05 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 71 2:30 PM 88 1913 63 8 78
MINIMUM 41 5:32 AM 14 1911 43 -2 42
AVERAGE 56 53 3 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.29 1910 0.21 -0.21 0.69
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.00 -1.00 0.69
SINCE DEC 1 3.34 5.56 -2.22 6.53
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 1.00 -1.00 0.69
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM
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 9 12 -3 5
MONTH TO DATE 33 60 -27 33
SINCE DEC 1 325 385 -60 251
SINCE JUL 1 447 579 -132 343
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 68 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1913
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:27 PM CST
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:28 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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