CDUS44 KLCH 040808 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 308 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 4:02 PM 96 1984 82 -4 82 MINIMUM 49 6:00 AM 45 1929 64 -15 62 2013 AVERAGE 64 73 -9 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.49 2017 0.16 -0.16 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 2.28 0.49 1.79 2.22 SINCE MAR 1 5.20 8.60 -3.40 5.18 SINCE JAN 1 11.11 17.75 -6.64 14.85 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 MM MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 0 SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 126 SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1196 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 7 MONTH TO DATE 0 24 -24 27 SINCE MAR 1 367 254 113 354 SINCE JAN 1 445 292 153 416 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM LOWEST 29 11:00 AM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 91 1943 MINIMUMTEMPERATURE (F) 64 42 2013 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$