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CDUS44 KLCH 122233
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
533 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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 91 1:36 PM 100 1960 92 -1 92
MINIMUM 74 5:36 AM 64 1905 76 -2 75
AVERAGE 83 84 -1 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 3.92 1941 0.17 -0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.47 2.29 0.18 2.42
SINCE JUN 1 5.72 8.83 -3.11 5.57
SINCE JAN 1 25.13 31.49 -6.36 28.52
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
TODAY 18 19 -1 19
MONTH TO DATE 224 223 1 223
SINCE JUN 1 764 736 28 736
SINCE JAN 1 1523 1358 165 1476
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM
LOWEST 58 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 1901
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 67 1898
1905
1990
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 12 2026..........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 8:17 PM CDT
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 8:16 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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