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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
434 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 77 11:11 AM 91 1916 84 -7 68
MINIMUM 68 11:59 PM 50 1906 66 2 57
1981
AVERAGE 73 75 -2 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.16 4.14 1930 0.17 0.99 0.01
1971
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 1.83 2.25 6.54
SINCE MAR 1 7.00 9.94 -2.94 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 19.09 -6.18 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 2
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 2
SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 128
SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1198
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 10 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 64 98 -34 70
SINCE MAR 1 431 328 103 397
SINCE JAN 1 509 366 143 459
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 8:00 PM
LOWEST 82 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 90
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 92 1916
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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