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CDUS44 KLCH 150830
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
330 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 88 3:26 PM 94 1915 85 3 84
MINIMUM 65 4:15 AM 51 1917 67 -2 73
AVERAGE 77 76 1 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.62 2007 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 2.31 1.77 6.54
SINCE MAR 1 7.00 10.42 -3.42 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 19.57 -6.66 19.17
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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 2
SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 128
SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1198
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 11 1 14
MONTH TO DATE 97 130 -33 96
SINCE MAR 1 464 360 104 423
SINCE JAN 1 542 398 144 485
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 40 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 2018
2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 45 2014
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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