CDUS44 KLCH 182315 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 615 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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 67 3:00 PM 85 1908 74 -7 74 MINIMUM 38 MM 30 1913 54 -16 50 AVERAGE 53 64 -11 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.20 1906 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.06 -0.63 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.43 2.06 -0.63 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 7.34 11.21 -3.87 10.68 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 2023 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 12 4 8 3 MONTH TO DATE 67 92 -25 68 SINCE MAR 1 67 92 -25 68 SINCE JUL 1 1049 1240 -191 1138 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 77 35 42 23 SINCE MAR 1 77 35 42 23 SINCE JAN 1 155 73 82 85 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 3:00 AM LOWEST 44 1:00 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1908 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 28 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 PM CDT MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$