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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 1:55 PM 90 1906 80 3 81
1971
MINIMUM 67 5:58 AM 44 1917 61 6 67
AVERAGE 75 71 4 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.33 1952 0.15 -0.15 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 3.34 -1.85 0.67
SINCE MAR 1 2.92 7.01 -4.09 2.91
SINCE JAN 1 8.83 16.16 -7.33 12.58
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 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 12 34 -22 32
SINCE MAR 1 86 164 -78 126
SINCE JUL 1 1068 1312 -244 1196
COOLING
TODAY 10 6 4 9
MONTH TO DATE 156 112 44 152
SINCE MAR 1 273 183 90 249
SINCE JAN 1 351 221 130 311
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 59 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 89 2021
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 37 1910
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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