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CDUS44 KLCH 200815
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
315 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 96 1:00 PM 101 1930 93 3 94
1999
2023
MINIMUM 79 5:05 AM 64 1911 75 4 73
AVERAGE 88 84 4 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.77 2014 0.21 -0.21 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 3.67 -3.44 1.08
SINCE JUN 1 10.65 15.90 -5.25 12.99
SINCE JAN 1 30.06 38.56 -8.50 35.94
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 MM MM 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 23 19 4 19
MONTH TO DATE 400 361 39 372
SINCE JUN 1 1545 1460 85 1468
SINCE JAN 1 2304 2082 222 2208
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 6:00 AM
LOWEST 51 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 105 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1911
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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