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CDUS44 KLCH 172231
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
431 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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 73 3:11 PM 80 1911 67 6 57
MINIMUM 51 12:03 AM 20 1903 48 3 35
AVERAGE 62 57 5 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.31 1961 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.12 2.03 -0.91 0.56
SINCE DEC 1 9.25 12.48 -3.23 11.87
SINCE JAN 1 5.91 7.92 -2.01 6.03
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1973 MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 8 -5 19
MONTH TO DATE 115 169 -54 76
SINCE DEC 1 819 873 -54 813
SINCE JUL 1 941 1067 -126 905
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 10 15 -5 57
SINCE DEC 1 74 53 21 89
SINCE JAN 1 35 29 6 62
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 57 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 79 1939
1956
2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 20 1900
1910
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 6:51 AM CST SUNSET 6:03 PM CST
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 6:50 AM CST SUNSET 6:04 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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