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CDUS44 KLCH 220822
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
322 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 80 4:14 PM 99 2005 87 -7 82
MINIMUM 71 11:59 PM 52 1981 69 2 65
AVERAGE 76 78 -2 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.93 4.20 1967 0.18 0.75 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 6.66 3.54 3.12 6.58
SINCE MAR 1 9.58 11.65 -2.07 9.54
SINCE JAN 1 15.49 20.80 -5.31 19.21
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 MM
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 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 100 1915
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1901
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 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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