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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
308 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 81 2:59 PM 90 1911 80 1 85
MINIMUM 64 1:27 AM 42 1931 61 3 68
AVERAGE 73 70 3 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 4.12 1926 0.15 -0.15 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 8 6 2 12
MONTH TO DATE 146 106 40 143
SINCE MAR 1 263 177 86 240
SINCE JAN 1 341 215 126 302
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 11:00 PM
LOWEST 65 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 81
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 90 1906
1971
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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