CDUS44 KLCH 230831 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 331 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 101R 3:01 PM 100 1912 93 8 85 1980 2023 MINIMUM 79 5:55 AM 60 1927 75 4 73 AVERAGE 90 84 6 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.07 1997 0.21 -0.21 1.20 MONTH TO DATE 0.23 4.31 -4.08 2.86 SINCE JUN 1 10.65 16.54 -5.89 14.77 SINCE JAN 1 30.06 39.20 -9.14 37.72 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 25 19 6 14 MONTH TO DATE 470 418 52 424 SINCE JUN 1 1615 1517 98 1520 SINCE JAN 1 2374 2139 235 2260 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM LOWEST 38 2:00 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUMTEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1927 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$