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CDUS44 KLCH 192207  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
507 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 89 2:15 PM 94 1906 86 3 86  
MINIMUM 77 6:05 AM 52 2002 68 9 77  
AVERAGE 83 77 6 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.45 1952 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 3.18 0.90 6.54  
SINCE MAR 1 7.00 11.29 -4.29 9.50  
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 20.44 -7.53 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 18 12 6 17  
MONTH TO DATE 171 188 -17 180  
SINCE MAR 1 538 418 120 507  
SINCE JAN 1 616 456 160 569    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 93 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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