CDUS44 KLCH 200818 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 318 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 89 2:15 PM 94 1906 86 3 86 MINIMUM 66 10:24 PM 52 2002 68 -2 77 AVERAGE 78 77 1 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.55 3.45 1952 0.17 1.38 T MONTH TO DATE 5.63 3.18 2.45 6.54 SINCE MAR 1 8.55 11.29 -2.74 9.50 SINCE JAN 1 14.46 20.44 -5.98 19.17 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 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 2 SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 128 SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1198 COOLING YESTERDAY 13 12 1 17 MONTH TO DATE 166 188 -22 180 SINCE MAR 1 533 418 115 507 SINCE JAN 1 611 456 155 569 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 10:00 PM LOWEST 63 2:00 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAYNORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 93 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$