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CDUS44 KLCH 010814
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
314 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 84 10:49 AM 90 1901 82 2 86
1955
1981
MINIMUM 67 11:59 PM 42 1996 63 4 67
AVERAGE 76 72 4 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 3.34 2016 0.16 -0.16 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 4.44 -2.95 0.72
SINCE MAR 1 2.92 8.11 -5.19 2.96
SINCE JAN 1 8.83 17.26 -8.43 12.63
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 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 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
YESTERDAY 11 8 3 12
MONTH TO DATE 250 159 91 230
SINCE MAR 1 367 230 137 327
SINCE JAN 1 445 268 177 389
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM
LOWEST 65 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 81
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 91 1943
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 40 1908
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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