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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
339 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 99 3:00 PM 102 2023 93 6 91
MINIMUM 78 6:07 AM 61 1940 75 3 75
AVERAGE 89 84 5 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.91 1942 0.21 -0.21 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 4.10 -3.87 1.66
SINCE JUN 1 10.65 16.33 -5.68 13.57
SINCE JAN 1 30.06 38.99 -8.93 36.52
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 24 19 5 18
MONTH TO DATE 445 399 46 410
SINCE JUN 1 1590 1498 92 1506
SINCE JAN 1 2349 2120 229 2246
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM
LOWEST 46 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 100 1912
1980
2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1927
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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