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CDUS44 KLCH 032229  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
529 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 78 3:47 PM 96 1984 82 -4 82  
MINIMUM 49 6:00 AM 45 1929 64 -15 62  
2013  
AVERAGE 64 73 -9 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.49 2017 0.16 -0.16 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 0.49 1.79 2.22  
SINCE MAR 1 5.20 8.60 -3.40 5.18  
SINCE JAN 1 11.11 17.75 -6.64 14.85  
 
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 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 0  
SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 126  
SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1196  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 24 -24 27  
SINCE MAR 1 367 254 113 354  
SINCE JAN 1 445 292 153 416    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 91 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 42 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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