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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
505 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 84 3:14 PM 91 1899 81 3 90  
1941  
MINIMUM 59 6:42 AM 32 1917 58 1 62  
AVERAGE 72 70 2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.52 2019 0.17 -0.17 0.55  
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 3.21 -2.96 1.05  
SINCE SEP 1 3.58 8.39 -4.81 3.35  
SINCE JAN 1 33.64 49.47 -15.83 41.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 5 -1 0  
SINCE SEP 1 4 5 -1 0  
SINCE JUL 1 4 5 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 6 1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 246 176 70 245  
SINCE SEP 1 801 628 173 712  
SINCE JAN 1 3375 2936 439 3130    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 34 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CDT SUNSET 6:36 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 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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