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CDUS44 KLCH 180806
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
306 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 57 4:26 PM 84 1982 73 -16 74
MINIMUM 33 6:46 AM 29 1913 53 -20 43
AVERAGE 45 63 -18 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.60 1987 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.43 1.95 -0.52 1.01
SINCE MAR 1 1.43 1.95 -0.52 1.01
SINCE JAN 1 7.34 11.10 -3.76 10.68
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 20 4 16 6
MONTH TO DATE 55 88 -33 65
SINCE MAR 1 55 88 -33 65
SINCE JUL 1 1037 1236 -199 1135
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 77 33 44 23
SINCE MAR 1 77 33 44 23
SINCE JAN 1 155 71 84 85
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 11:00 PM
LOWEST 20 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 85 1908
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 30 1913
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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