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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
523 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 86 1:33 PM 90 1920 79 7 80
1925
MINIMUM 69 6:11 AM 36 2014 59 10 55
AVERAGE 78 69 9 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.06 1957 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 2.26 -1.50 0.65
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 5.93 -3.74 2.89
SINCE JAN 1 8.10 15.08 -6.98 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 28 -23 32
SINCE MAR 1 79 158 -79 126
SINCE JUL 1 1061 1306 -245 1196
COOLING
TODAY 13 5 8 3
MONTH TO DATE 122 71 51 77
SINCE MAR 1 239 142 97 174
SINCE JAN 1 317 180 137 236
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM
LOWEST 44 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 89 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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