CDUS44 KLCH 222233 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 533 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 79 1:11 PM 90 1910 75 4 77 MINIMUM 56 6:29 AM 27 1915 54 2 46 AVERAGE 68 64 4 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.50 1901 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.54 -1.11 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.43 2.54 -1.11 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 7.34 11.69 -4.35 10.68 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM T 1968 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 TODAY 0 3 -3 3 MONTH TO DATE 74 106 -32 94 SINCE MAR 1 74 106 -32 94 SINCE JUL 1 1056 1254 -198 1164 COOLING TODAY 3 3 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 81 44 37 27 SINCE MAR 1 81 44 37 27 SINCE JAN 1 159 82 77 89 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM LOWEST 60 3:00 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7589 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 25 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. $$