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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
331 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         97  12:16 PM 105    2023  93      4       96
  MINIMUM         75   5:53 AM  61    1911  75      0       73
  AVERAGE         86                        84      2       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.50 1915   0.22  -0.22     0.57
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      3.89  -3.66     1.65
  SINCE JUN 1     10.65                     16.12  -5.47    13.56
  SINCE JAN 1     30.06                     38.78  -8.72    36.51

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       21                        19      2       20
  MONTH TO DATE  421                       380     41      392
  SINCE JUN 1   1566                      1479     87     1488
  SINCE JAN 1   2325                      2101    224     2228
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     52          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       102      2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        61      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:48 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   6:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:47 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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