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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
316 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 81 1:56 PM 92 1908 83 -2 80
MINIMUM 68 12:06 AM 48 1921 64 4 59
2013
AVERAGE 75 74 1 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.77 1941 0.16 -0.16 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)
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 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
YESTERDAY 10 9 1 5
MONTH TO DATE 11 41 -30 34
SINCE MAR 1 378 271 107 361
SINCE JAN 1 456 309 147 423
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 8:00 PM
LOWEST 71 10:00 AM
AVERAGE 81
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 93 1908
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 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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