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CDUS44 KLCH 222156
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
456 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 80 MM 90 1911 80 0 85
MINIMUM 64 MM 42 1931 61 3 68
AVERAGE 72 70 2 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY MM 4.12 1926 0.15 MM 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 3.19 -1.70 0.65
SINCE MAR 1 2.92 6.86 -3.94 2.89
SINCE JAN 1 8.83 16.01 -7.18 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 34 -22 32
SINCE MAR 1 86 164 -78 126
SINCE JUL 1 1068 1312 -244 1196
COOLING
TODAY 7 6 1 12
MONTH TO DATE 145 106 39 143
SINCE MAR 1 262 177 85 240
SINCE JAN 1 340 215 125 302
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM
LOWEST 65 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 90 1906
1971
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 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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