CDUS44 KLCH 212226 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 526 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 78 2:32 PM 87 1910 74 4 67 MINIMUM 54 4:46 AM 17 1896 54 0 37 AVERAGE 66 64 2 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.06 1949 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.41 -0.98 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.43 2.41 -0.98 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 7.34 11.56 -4.22 10.68 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 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 0 3 -3 13 MONTH TO DATE 74 103 -29 91 SINCE MAR 1 74 103 -29 91 SINCE JUL 1 1056 1251 -195 1161 COOLING TODAY 1 2 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 78 41 37 27 SINCE MAR 1 78 41 37 27 SINCE JAN 1 156 79 77 89 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM LOWEST 62 2:00 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7590 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 27 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:25 PM CDT MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$