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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
531 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 78 1:03 PM 93 2003 86 -8 87
MINIMUM 68 1:30 AM 52 2002 69 -1 77
AVERAGE 73 77 -4 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.09 4.82 1983 0.18 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.72 3.36 2.36 6.54
SINCE MAR 1 8.64 11.47 -2.83 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 14.55 20.62 -6.07 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 8 12 -4 17
MONTH TO DATE 174 200 -26 197
SINCE MAR 1 541 430 111 524
SINCE JAN 1 619 468 151 586
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM
LOWEST 79 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 88
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 1981
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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