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CDUS44 KLCH 162220
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
420 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 70 2:46 PM 78 1935 63 7 65
2017
2020
MINIMUM 35 12:48 AM 19 2024 43 -8 37
AVERAGE 53 53 0 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.78 2010 0.21 -0.21 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 3.30 -3.07 3.11
SINCE DEC 1 3.57 7.86 -4.29 8.95
SINCE JAN 1 0.23 3.30 -3.07 3.11
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1941 MM MM 0.0
1964
2018
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 12 13 -1 14
MONTH TO DATE 122 202 -80 263
SINCE DEC 1 414 527 -113 481
SINCE JUL 1 536 721 -185 573
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 25 0 25 0
SINCE DEC 1 64 24 40 27
SINCE JAN 1 25 0 25 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 53 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 2018
2024
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:36 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:37 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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