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CDUS44 KLCH 082206  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
506 PM CDT WED APR 08 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 80 1:03 PM 90 1930 78 2 73  
MINIMUM 53 2:44 AM 34 1939 58 -5 42  
AVERAGE 67 68 -1 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.33 1921 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 1.08 -0.32 0.65  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 4.75 -2.56 2.89  
SINCE JAN 1 8.10 13.90 -5.80 12.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1938 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  
TODAY 0 2 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 5 16 -11 27  
SINCE MAR 1 79 146 -67 121  
SINCE JUL 1 1061 1294 -233 1191  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 4 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 32 19 58  
SINCE MAR 1 168 103 65 155  
SINCE JAN 1 246 141 105 217    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 88 1933  
2019  
2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 35 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT  
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 6:53 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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