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CDUS44 KLCH 090827
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
327 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 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)
YESTERDAY 0.42 3.01 1990 0.17 0.25 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.70 1.33 1.37 6.20
SINCE MAR 1 5.62 9.44 -3.82 9.16
SINCE JAN 1 11.53 18.59 -7.06 18.83
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 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 6.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 8:00 PM
LOWEST 78 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 88
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1916
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1898
1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
MAY 10 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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