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CDUS44 KLCH 211018  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
418 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 65 2:46 PM 85 1914 63 2 38  
MINIMUM 37 5:10 AM 19 1940 43 -6 24  
AVERAGE 51 53 -2 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.22 1993 0.19 -0.19 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 4.08 -3.85 3.11  
SINCE DEC 1 3.57 8.64 -5.07 8.95  
SINCE JAN 1 0.23 4.08 -3.85 3.11  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1963 MM MM T  
1978  
2025  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM T  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 12 2 34  
MONTH TO DATE 193 250 -57 339  
SINCE DEC 1 485 575 -90 557  
SINCE JUL 1 607 769 -162 649  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 12 2025  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:08 AM CST SUNSET 5:40 PM CST  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:08 AM CST SUNSET 5:41 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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