CDUS44 KLCH 192253 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 553 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 74 12:39 PM 87 1908 74 0 78 2018 MINIMUM 46 4:34 AM 28 1923 54 -8 60 AVERAGE 60 64 -4 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.85 1950 0.11 -0.11 T MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.17 -0.74 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.43 2.17 -0.74 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 7.34 11.32 -3.98 10.68 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 1965 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 5 4 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 72 96 -24 68 SINCE MAR 1 72 96 -24 68 SINCE JUL 1 1054 1244 -190 1138 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 4 MONTH TO DATE 77 37 40 27 SINCE MAR 1 77 37 40 27 SINCE JAN 1 155 75 80 89 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM LOWEST 53 12:00 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 14 1896 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 PM CDT MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:17 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. $$