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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 78 2:32 PM 87 1910 74 4 67
MINIMUM 54 4:46 AM 17 1896 54 0 37
AVERAGE 66 64 2 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.06 1949 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.41 -0.98 1.01
SINCE MAR 1 1.43 2.41 -0.98 1.01
SINCE JAN 1 7.34 11.56 -4.22 10.68
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 3 -3 13
MONTH TO DATE 74 103 -29 91
SINCE MAR 1 74 103 -29 91
SINCE JUL 1 1056 1251 -195 1161
COOLING
TODAY 1 2 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 78 41 37 27
SINCE MAR 1 78 41 37 27
SINCE JAN 1 156 79 77 89
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 62 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 90 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 27 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:25 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 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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