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CDUS44 KLCH 190832
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
332 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 88 12:50 PM 95 1933 86 2 87
MINIMUM 76 5:48 AM 53 1917 68 8 78
1945
AVERAGE 82 77 5 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.64 1923 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 3.01 1.07 6.54
SINCE MAR 1 7.00 11.12 -4.12 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 20.27 -7.36 19.17
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 2
SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 128
SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1198
COOLING
YESTERDAY 17 12 5 18
MONTH TO DATE 153 176 -23 163
SINCE MAR 1 520 406 114 490
SINCE JAN 1 598 444 154 552
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 10:00 PM
LOWEST 65 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1906
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 52 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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