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CDUS44 KLCH 182236
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
536 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 12:58 PM 89 1908 79 4 81
1948
MINIMUM 64 5:04 AM 41 1999 60 4 70
AVERAGE 74 70 4 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.27 3.48 1938 0.15 0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.57 -1.54 0.65
SINCE MAR 1 2.46 6.24 -3.78 2.89
SINCE JAN 1 8.37 15.39 -7.02 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 30 -25 32
SINCE MAR 1 79 160 -81 126
SINCE JUL 1 1061 1308 -247 1196
COOLING
TODAY 9 6 3 11
MONTH TO DATE 138 82 56 96
SINCE MAR 1 255 153 102 193
SINCE JAN 1 333 191 142 255
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1908
1965
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 42 1939
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 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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