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CDUS44 KLCH 132208  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
508 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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 83 2:19 PM 89 1910 79 4 79  
1992  
MINIMUM 68 5:59 AM 30 1913 59 9 56  
AVERAGE 76 69 7 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.60 1967 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 1.81 -1.05 0.65  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 5.48 -3.29 2.89  
SINCE JAN 1 8.10 14.63 -6.53 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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 25 -20 32  
SINCE MAR 1 79 155 -76 126  
SINCE JUL 1 1061 1303 -242 1196  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 5 6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 91 56 35 66  
SINCE MAR 1 208 127 81 163  
SINCE JAN 1 286 165 121 225    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 88 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 34 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 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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