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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
603 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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         96   3:00 PM 102    1909  93      3       96
  MINIMUM         77        MM  62    1992  75      2       74
                                      2004
  AVERAGE         87                        84      3       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY           MM             4.12 1915   0.21  MM        0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      3.25  -3.02     1.04
  SINCE JUN 1     10.65                     15.48  -4.83    12.95
  SINCE JAN 1     30.06                     38.14  -8.08    35.90

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             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
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           22                        19      3       20
  MONTH TO DATE  355                       323     32      333
  SINCE JUN 1   1500                      1422     78     1429
  SINCE JAN 1   2259                      2044    215     2169
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     42           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       105      1909
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        66      1913
                                             1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:41 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:52 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:42 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:51 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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