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CDUS44 KLCH 172303
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
603 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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 3:00 PM 102 1909 93 3 96
MINIMUM 77 MM 62 1992 75 2 74
2004
AVERAGE 87 84 3 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY MM 4.12 1915 0.21 MM 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 3.25 -3.02 1.04
SINCE JUN 1 10.65 15.48 -4.83 12.95
SINCE JAN 1 30.06 38.14 -8.08 35.90
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 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 22 19 3 20
MONTH TO DATE 355 323 32 333
SINCE JUN 1 1500 1422 78 1429
SINCE JAN 1 2259 2044 215 2169
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 105 1909
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1913
1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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