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CDUS44 KLCH 182220
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
420 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 54 3:24 PM 79 1935 63 -9 74
1950
1952
MINIMUM 28 7:19 AM 13 1930 43 -15 49
AVERAGE 41 53 -12 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.60 1915 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 3.70 -3.47 3.11
SINCE DEC 1 3.57 8.26 -4.69 8.95
SINCE JAN 1 0.23 3.70 -3.47 3.11
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.3 1940 MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 24 12 12 3
MONTH TO DATE 162 226 -64 281
SINCE DEC 1 454 551 -97 499
SINCE JUL 1 576 745 -169 591
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 25 0 25 0
SINCE DEC 1 64 24 40 27
SINCE JAN 1 25 0 25 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
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 63 8:00 AM
LOWEST 20 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 42
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1914
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 14 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:38 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:39 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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