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CDUS44 KLCH 200818
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
318 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 89 2:15 PM 94 1906 86 3 86
MINIMUM 66 10:24 PM 52 2002 68 -2 77
AVERAGE 78 77 1 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.55 3.45 1952 0.17 1.38 T
MONTH TO DATE 5.63 3.18 2.45 6.54
SINCE MAR 1 8.55 11.29 -2.74 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 14.46 20.44 -5.98 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 13 12 1 17
MONTH TO DATE 166 188 -22 180
SINCE MAR 1 533 418 115 507
SINCE JAN 1 611 456 155 569
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 10:00 PM
LOWEST 63 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 93 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT
MAY 21 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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