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CDUS44 KLCH 030830
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
330 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 76 3:54 PM 90 2010 82 -6 83
MINIMUM 52 5:38 AM 41 1908 63 -11 66
AVERAGE 64 73 -9 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.91 1973 0.16 -0.16 1.43
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 0.33 1.95 2.20
SINCE MAR 1 5.20 8.44 -3.24 5.16
SINCE JAN 1 11.11 17.59 -6.48 14.83
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 1 0 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0
SINCE MAR 1 91 164 -73 126
SINCE JUL 1 1073 1312 -239 1196
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 10
MONTH TO DATE 0 16 -16 20
SINCE MAR 1 367 246 121 347
SINCE JAN 1 445 284 161 409
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1:00 AM
LOWEST 33 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 96 1984
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 1929
2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 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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