CDUS44 KLCH 192207 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 507 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 89 2:15 PM 94 1906 86 3 86 MINIMUM 77 6:05 AM 52 2002 68 9 77 AVERAGE 83 77 6 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.45 1952 0.17 -0.17 T MONTH TO DATE 4.08 3.18 0.90 6.54 SINCE MAR 1 7.00 11.29 -4.29 9.50 SINCE JAN 1 12.91 20.44 -7.53 19.17 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 0.0 MM MM 5.5 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 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 TODAY 18 12 6 17 MONTH TO DATE 171 188 -17 180 SINCE MAR 1 538 418 120 507 SINCE JAN 1 616 456 160 569 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM LOWEST 63 2:00 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 93 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 6952 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$