CDUS44 KLCH 080918 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 418 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 78 4:38 PM 93 1914 83 -5 80 MINIMUM 61 6:36 AM 49 1898 65 -4 65 AVERAGE 70 74 -4 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.35 1902 0.17 -0.17 1.09 MONTH TO DATE 2.28 1.16 1.12 6.20 SINCE MAR 1 5.20 9.27 -4.07 9.16 SINCE JAN 1 11.11 18.42 -7.31 18.83 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 5 9 -4 8 MONTH TO DATE 31 59 -28 52 SINCE MAR 1 398 289 109 379 SINCE JAN 1 476 327 149 441 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM LOWEST 62 3:00 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 91 1998 1999 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 1898 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$