CXUS54 KLCH 031413 CLMLCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 813 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 88 01/05/1913 LOW 6 01/22/2025 01/22/2025 HIGHEST 81 01/09 MM MM 78 01/05 LOWEST 21 01/27 MM MM 6 01/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 62.9 63.0 -0.1 57.6 AVG. MINIMUM 41.6 43.4 -1.8 38.6 MEAN 52.3 53.2 -0.9 48.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 8 4.5 3.5 11 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.29 1991 MINIMUM 0.41 2009 TOTALS 4.79 5.89 -1.10 5.47 DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.19 -0.03 0.18 DAYS >= .01 5 9.3 -4.3 10 DAYS >= .10 4 6.4 -2.4 7 DAYS >= .50 3 3.6 -0.6 4 DAYS >= 1.00 2 2.0 0.0 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.32 01/21 TO 01/21 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 2025 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 5.5 SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM 3 DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 5 01/22 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 412 379 33 519 SINCE 7/1 826 898 -72 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/290 DATE 01/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/280 DATE 01/10 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.42 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$