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CDUS44 KLCH 170041
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
741 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 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 92 MM 102 1909 92 0 94
1932
1980
MINIMUM 78 MM 62 1967 76 2 76
AVERAGE 85 84 1 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 7.29 1952 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.17 2.99 4.18 2.63
SINCE JUN 1 10.42 9.53 0.89 5.78
SINCE JAN 1 29.83 32.19 -2.36 28.73
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 20 19 1 20
MONTH TO DATE 285 299 -14 300
SINCE JUN 1 825 812 13 813
SINCE JAN 1 1584 1434 150 1553
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM
LOWEST 57 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 65 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 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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