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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 80 3:59 PM 99 2005 87 -7 82
MINIMUM 72 4:53 AM 52 1981 69 3 65
AVERAGE 76 78 -2 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.20 1967 0.18 -0.18 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 5.73 3.54 2.19 6.58
SINCE MAR 1 8.65 11.65 -3.00 9.54
SINCE JAN 1 14.56 20.80 -6.24 19.21
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 11 13 -2 9
MONTH TO DATE 185 213 -28 206
SINCE MAR 1 552 443 109 533
SINCE JAN 1 630 481 149 595
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 74 10:00 AM
AVERAGE 86
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 100 1915
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1901
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 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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