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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
520 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 88 12:50 PM 95 1933 86 2 87
MINIMUM 76 5:48 AM 53 1917 68 8 78
1945
AVERAGE 82 77 5 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.64 1923 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 3.01 1.07 6.54
SINCE MAR 1 7.00 11.12 -4.12 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 20.27 -7.36 19.17
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 17 12 5 18
MONTH TO DATE 153 176 -23 163
SINCE MAR 1 520 406 114 490
SINCE JAN 1 598 444 154 552
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 6:00 AM
LOWEST 65 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1906
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 52 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT
MAY 19 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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