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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         87   3:52 PM  94    1933  86      1       77        
                                      2018                           
  MINIMUM         75   5:34 AM  46    1912  68      7       68        
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       73     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00         12.49 2021   0.17  -0.17     0.07     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.54                      2.84   3.70     8.44     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.50                     10.95  -1.45    17.14     
  SINCE JAN 1     19.17                     20.10  -0.93    30.46     

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                      MM     MM        0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      5.5                      MM     MM         T       
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                  

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0        
  SINCE MAR 1    128                       164    -36       84        
  SINCE JUL 1   1198                      1312   -114     1168        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           16                        12      4        8        
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       164    -19      203        
  SINCE MAR 1    472                       394     78      474        
  SINCE JAN 1    534                       432    102      508        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          12:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     63           1:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    80                                                        

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      1933                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1917                      
                                             1945                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   6:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:01 PM CDT     
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:02 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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