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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
525 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 71 12:03 PM 91 1987 80 -9 80
MINIMUM 61 5:56 AM 41 1910 61 0 69
AVERAGE 66 70 -4 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.04 3.23 1975 0.16 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.48 3.04 -1.56 0.65
SINCE MAR 1 2.91 6.71 -3.80 2.89
SINCE JAN 1 8.82 15.86 -7.04 12.56
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 12 33 -21 32
SINCE MAR 1 86 163 -77 126
SINCE JUL 1 1068 1311 -243 1196
COOLING
TODAY 1 6 -5 10
MONTH TO DATE 138 100 38 131
SINCE MAR 1 255 171 84 228
SINCE JAN 1 333 209 124 290
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 4:00 PM
LOWEST 57 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 71
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 90 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 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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