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CDUS44 KLCH 232234
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
534 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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 89 1:43 PM 101 1934 93 -4 94
MINIMUM 80 9:21 AM 63 1947 76 4 78
AVERAGE 85 84 1 86
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.42 2024 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.17 4.25 2.92 4.16
SINCE JUN 1 10.42 10.79 -0.37 7.31
SINCE JAN 1 29.83 33.45 -3.62 30.26
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 21
MONTH TO DATE 438 432 6 428
SINCE JUN 1 978 945 33 941
SINCE JAN 1 1737 1567 170 1681
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 9:00 AM
LOWEST 72 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 1924
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 61 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT
JULY 24 2026..........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 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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