730  
CDUS44 KLCH 112225  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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 82 1:44 PM 88 1911 78 4 85  
MINIMUM 64 5:54 AM 30 1913 58 6 54  
AVERAGE 73 68 5 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.74 1957 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 1.51 -0.75 0.65  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 5.18 -2.99 2.89  
SINCE JAN 1 8.10 14.33 -6.23 12.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 22 -17 31  
SINCE MAR 1 79 152 -73 125  
SINCE JUL 1 1061 1300 -239 1195  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 5 3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 72 46 26 63  
SINCE MAR 1 189 117 72 160  
SINCE JAN 1 267 155 112 222    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 32 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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