CDUS44 KLCH 221005 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 505 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 2:32 PM 87 1910 74 4 67 MINIMUM 54 4:46 AM 17 1896 54 0 37 AVERAGE 66 64 2 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.06 1949 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.41 -0.98 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.43 2.41 -0.98 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 7.34 11.56 -4.22 10.68 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 13 MONTH TO DATE 74 103 -29 91 SINCE MAR 1 74 103 -29 91 SINCE JUL 1 1056 1251 -195 1161 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 78 41 37 27 SINCE MAR 1 78 41 37 27 SINCE JAN 1 156 79 77 89 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM LOWEST 62 2:00 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 90 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 27 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 PM CDT MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$