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CDUS44 KLCH 172216
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
516 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 87 12:03 PM 94 1933 86 1 87
2018
MINIMUM 75 12:04 AM 46 1912 68 7 75
AVERAGE 81 77 4 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 12.49 2021 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 2.84 1.24 6.54
SINCE MAR 1 7.00 10.95 -3.95 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 20.10 -7.19 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 16 12 4 16
MONTH TO DATE 136 164 -28 145
SINCE MAR 1 503 394 109 472
SINCE JAN 1 581 432 149 534
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM
LOWEST 65 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1933
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1917
1945
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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