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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
507 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 3:50 PM 93 1914 83 -5 80
MINIMUM 61 6:36 AM 49 1898 65 -4 65
AVERAGE 70 74 -4 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 3.35 1902 0.17 -0.17 1.09
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 1.16 1.12 6.20
SINCE MAR 1 5.20 9.27 -4.07 9.16
SINCE JAN 1 11.11 18.42 -7.31 18.83
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
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 5 9 -4 8
MONTH TO DATE 31 59 -28 52
SINCE MAR 1 398 289 109 379
SINCE JAN 1 476 327 149 441
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM
LOWEST 62 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 91 1998
1999
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 1898
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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