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CDUS44 KLCH 082220
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
520 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 74 3:02 PM 91 1998 84 -10 85
1999
2018
MINIMUM 64 5:51 AM 46 1898 65 -1 61
AVERAGE 69 74 -5 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.38 3.01 1990 0.17 0.21 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.66 1.33 1.33 6.20
SINCE MAR 1 5.58 9.44 -3.86 9.16
SINCE JAN 1 11.49 18.59 -7.10 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 0
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 4 9 -5 8
MONTH TO DATE 35 68 -33 60
SINCE MAR 1 402 298 104 387
SINCE JAN 1 480 336 144 449
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 9:00 AM
LOWEST 78 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 88
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1916
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1898
1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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