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CDUS44 KLCH 162226
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 96 3:43 PM 102 1951 93 3 94
MINIMUM 75 5:45 AM 62 1963 75 0 74
1992
2004
AVERAGE 86 84 2 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.80 1899 0.20 -0.20 0.90
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 3.04 -2.81 1.04
SINCE JUN 1 10.65 15.27 -4.62 12.95
SINCE JAN 1 30.06 37.93 -7.87 35.90
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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 MM MM 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 21 19 2 19
MONTH TO DATE 333 304 29 313
SINCE JUN 1 1478 1403 75 1409
SINCE JAN 1 2237 2025 212 2149
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM
LOWEST 44 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 1909
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 62 1992
2004
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 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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