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CDUS44 KLCH 060806  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
306 AM CDT MON APR 06 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 71 2:10 PM 90 1911 77 -6 81  
MINIMUM 60 11:00 PM 35 1913 57 3 61  
1920  
AVERAGE 66 67 -1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.53 3.83 1969 0.14 0.39 0.38  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 0.66 0.10 0.38  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 4.33 -2.14 2.62  
SINCE JAN 1 8.10 13.48 -5.38 12.29  
 
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 10 -10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 74 140 -66 94  
SINCE JUL 1 1056 1288 -232 1164  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 6  
MONTH TO DATE 49 20 29 58  
SINCE MAR 1 166 91 75 155  
SINCE JAN 1 244 129 115 217    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 90 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT  
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 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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