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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
322 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 85 2:47 PM 93 1908 83 2 84
MINIMUM 75 5:40 AM 46 2013 65 10 66
AVERAGE 80 74 6 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.78 1935 0.17 -0.17 2.88
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 0.99 1.29 5.11
SINCE MAR 1 5.20 9.10 -3.90 8.07
SINCE JAN 1 11.11 18.25 -7.14 17.74
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 0
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 0
SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 126
SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1196
COOLING
YESTERDAY 15 9 6 10
MONTH TO DATE 26 50 -24 44
SINCE MAR 1 393 280 113 371
SINCE JAN 1 471 318 153 433
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 10:00 PM
LOWEST 72 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 93 1914
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 49 1898
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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