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CDUS44 KLCH 160812
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
312 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 85 1:23 PM 93 2018 85 0 87
2024
MINIMUM 67 5:03 AM 45 2014 67 0 75
AVERAGE 76 76 0 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.04 1945 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 2.49 1.59 6.54
SINCE MAR 1 7.00 10.60 -3.60 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 19.75 -6.84 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 11 11 0 16
MONTH TO DATE 108 141 -33 112
SINCE MAR 1 475 371 104 439
SINCE JAN 1 553 409 144 501
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 94 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1917
1926
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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