CDUS44 KLCH 210304 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 1004 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 1000 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 76 MM 86 1918 74 2 68 MINIMUM 49 MM 14 1896 54 -5 41 AVERAGE 63 64 -1 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.55 1985 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.29 -0.86 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.43 2.29 -0.86 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 7.34 11.44 -4.10 10.68 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 2 4 -2 10 MONTH TO DATE 74 100 -26 78 SINCE MAR 1 74 100 -26 78 SINCE JUL 1 1056 1248 -192 1148 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 77 39 38 27 SINCE MAR 1 77 39 38 27 SINCE JAN 1 155 77 78 89 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM LOWEST 60 2:00 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7487 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 17 1896 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 PM CDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:25 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$