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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
537 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 79 8:07 AM 95 1911 87 -8 90
MINIMUM 68 8:30 AM 51 2001 69 -1 74
AVERAGE 74 78 -4 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.00 2.20 1907 0.19 0.81 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.66 3.92 3.74 6.58
SINCE MAR 1 10.58 12.03 -1.45 9.54
SINCE JAN 1 16.49 21.18 -4.69 19.21
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 9 13 -4 17
MONTH TO DATE 206 239 -33 237
SINCE MAR 1 573 469 104 564
SINCE JAN 1 651 507 144 626
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM
LOWEST 90 8:00 AM
AVERAGE 94
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 95 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 52 1913
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT
MAY 24 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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