CXUS54 KLCH 012125 CLMLCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 03/30/1946 LOW 14 03/20/1896 HIGHEST 84 03/06 MM MM 87 03/31 03/31 LOWEST 33 03/17 MM MM 37 03/06 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 77.2 73.1 4.1 75.8 AVG. MINIMUM 55.2 53.1 2.1 53.9 MEAN 66.2 63.1 3.1 64.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.67 1949 MINIMUM 0.12 1955 TOTALS 1.43 3.67 -2.24 2.24 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.12 -0.07 0.07 DAYS >= .01 5 7.8 -2.8 7 DAYS >= .10 4 4.8 -0.8 7 DAYS >= .50 2 2.3 -0.3 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.1 -1.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.68 03/07 TO 03/08 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 2023 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 74 130 -56 94 SINCE 7/1 1056 1277 -221 MM COOLING TOTAL 117 71 46 97 SINCE 1/1 195 109 86 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/360 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/360 DATE 03/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.42 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 25 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 13 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$