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CDUS44 KLCH 180805
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
205 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 58 1:56 PM 80 1911 63 -5 63
MINIMUM 40 11:59 PM 19 2018 43 -3 37
2024
AVERAGE 49 53 -4 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.85 1987 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 3.50 -3.27 3.11
SINCE DEC 1 3.57 8.06 -4.49 8.95
SINCE JAN 1 0.23 3.50 -3.27 3.11
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1964 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
YESTERDAY 16 12 4 15
MONTH TO DATE 138 214 -76 278
SINCE DEC 1 430 539 -109 496
SINCE JUL 1 552 733 -181 588
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 12:00 AM
LOWEST 27 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 45
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 79 1935
1950
1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 13 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:38 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:39 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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