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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
401 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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 82 1:44 PM 88 1911 78 4 85
MINIMUM 64 10:48 PM 30 1913 58 6 54
AVERAGE 73 68 5 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 22 -17 31
SINCE MAR 1 79 152 -73 125
SINCE JUL 1 1061 1300 -239 1195
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 1943
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 32 1913
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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