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CDUS44 KLCH 170846  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
346 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 92 2:20 PM 102 1909 92 0 94  
1932  
1980  
MINIMUM 78 11:59 PM 62 1967 76 2 76  
AVERAGE 85 84 1 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 65 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 PM CDT  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 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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