CDUS44 KLCH 180852 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 352 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026... 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) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 87 12:03 PM 94 1933 86 1 87 2018 MINIMUM 75 12:04 AM 46 1912 68 7 75 AVERAGE 81 77 4 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 12.49 2021 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.08 2.84 1.24 6.54 SINCE MAR 1 7.00 10.95 -3.95 9.50 SINCE JAN 1 12.91 20.10 -7.19 19.17 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 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 0.0 MM MM 5.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 2 SINCE MAR 1 92 164 -72 128 SINCE JUL 1 1074 1312 -238 1198 COOLING YESTERDAY 16 12 4 16 MONTH TO DATE 136 164 -28 145 SINCE MAR 1 503 394 109 472 SINCE JAN 1 581 432 149 534 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM LOWEST 65 12:00 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1933 MINIMUMTEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1917 1945 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........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. $$