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CDUS44 KLCH 052317
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
617 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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 81 2:00 PM 92 1908 83 -2 80
MINIMUM 67 MM 48 1921 64 3 59
2013
AVERAGE 74 74 0 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY MM 2.77 1941 0.16 MM 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 0.82 1.46 2.23
SINCE MAR 1 5.20 8.93 -3.73 5.19
SINCE JAN 1 11.11 18.08 -6.97 14.86
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 6 0 6 0
SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 126
SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1196
COOLING
TODAY 9 9 0 5
MONTH TO DATE 10 41 -31 34
SINCE MAR 1 377 271 106 361
SINCE JAN 1 455 309 146 423
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 12:00 AM
LOWEST 71 10:00 AM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 93 1908
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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