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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
336 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         95   1:46 PM 105    1909  93      2       95
  MINIMUM         78   6:21 AM  66    1913  75      3       74
                                      1992
  AVERAGE         87                        84      3       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1897   0.21  -0.21     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      3.46  -3.23     1.08
  SINCE JUN 1     10.65                     15.69  -5.04    12.99
  SINCE JAN 1     30.06                     38.35  -8.29    35.94

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       22                        19      3       20
  MONTH TO DATE  377                       342     35      353
  SINCE JUN 1   1522                      1441     81     1449
  SINCE JAN 1   2281                      2063    218     2189
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     54           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       101      1930
                                             1999
                                             2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        64      1911


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   6:43 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:50 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   6:43 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:49 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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