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CDUS44 KLCH 110837  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
337 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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 80 2:08 PM 87 1905 78 2 78  
1910  
1946  
MINIMUM 63 6:08 AM 33 1918 58 5 52  
AVERAGE 72 68 4 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.22 2015 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 1.36 -0.60 0.65  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 5.03 -2.84 2.89  
SINCE JAN 1 8.10 14.18 -6.08 12.56  
 
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 5 20 -15 31  
SINCE MAR 1 79 150 -71 125  
SINCE JUL 1 1061 1298 -237 1195  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 5 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 64 41 23 58  
SINCE MAR 1 181 112 69 155  
SINCE JAN 1 259 150 109 217    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 88 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 30 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 11 2026.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT  
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 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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