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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
509 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 85 12:35 PM 94 2018 85 0 86
MINIMUM 68 3:50 AM 49 1917 67 1 77
1926
AVERAGE 77 76 1 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 15.67 1980 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 2.67 1.41 6.54
SINCE MAR 1 7.00 10.78 -3.78 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 19.93 -7.02 19.17
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 2
SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 128
SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1198
COOLING
TODAY 12 11 1 17
MONTH TO DATE 120 152 -32 129
SINCE MAR 1 487 382 105 456
SINCE JAN 1 565 420 145 518
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM
LOWEST 63 10:00 AM
AVERAGE 78
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1933
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 46 1912
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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