CDUS44 KLCH 082214 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 514 PM CDT WED JUL 08 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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 91 12:46 PM 102 1913 92 -1 91 MINIMUM 74 2:23 PM 60 1924 76 -2 74 AVERAGE 83 84 -1 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.27 1.90 1905 0.19 0.08 0.41 MONTH TO DATE 2.13 1.58 0.55 1.34 SINCE JUN 1 5.38 8.12 -2.74 4.49 SINCE JAN 1 24.79 30.78 -5.99 27.44 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUN 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0 COOLING TODAY 18 19 -1 18 MONTH TO DATE 152 147 5 155 SINCE JUN 1 692 660 32 668 SINCE JAN 1 1451 1282 169 1408 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM LOWEST 60 12:00 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 101 1916 1917 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 65 1906 1913 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:18 PM CDT JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:17 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$