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CDUS44 KLCH 212223
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
423 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 69 12:24 PM 80 1927 63 6 31
MINIMUM 55 2:54 AM 12 2025 43 12 12
AVERAGE 62 53 9 22
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.82 5.00 1916 0.19 0.63 0.35
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 4.27 -3.22 3.46
SINCE DEC 1 4.39 8.83 -4.44 9.30
SINCE JAN 1 1.05 4.27 -3.22 3.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1987 MM MM 5.5
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 3 12 -9 43
MONTH TO DATE 196 262 -66 382
SINCE DEC 1 488 587 -99 600
SINCE JUL 1 610 781 -171 692
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 2:00 PM
LOWEST 73 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 79 1909
1933
1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 6 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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