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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT THU APR 02 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 84 12:50 PM 88 1910 76 8 80
2023
MINIMUM 65 12:16 AM 36 1913 56 9 64
1937
AVERAGE 75 66 9 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.34 1955 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 1.43 3.80 -2.37 2.24
SINCE JAN 1 7.34 12.95 -5.61 11.91
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 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0
SINCE MAR 1 74 132 -58 94
SINCE JUL 1 1056 1280 -224 1164
COOLING
YESTERDAY 10 4 6 7
MONTH TO DATE 10 4 6 7
SINCE MAR 1 127 75 52 104
SINCE JAN 1 205 113 92 166
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 55 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 86 1895
1897
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 PM CDT
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 7:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 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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