CXUS54 KLCH 021446 CLMLCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 846 AM CST FRI JAN 02 2026 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2025... 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 89 12/03/1912 LOW 11 12/23/1989 HIGHEST 81 12/28 MM MM 81 12/16 12/17 LOWEST 28 12/15 MM MM 33 12/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 66.9 65.3 1.6 69.0 AVG. MINIMUM 46.3 45.3 1.0 48.3 MEAN 56.6 55.3 1.3 58.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 3 3.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 13.27 1967 MINIMUM 2.02 2000 TOTALS 3.34 4.56 -1.22 5.84 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.15 -0.04 0.19 DAYS >= .01 10 9.5 0.5 11 DAYS >= .10 6 5.9 0.1 7 DAYS >= .50 3 2.8 0.2 4 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.4 -0.4 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.43 12/03 TO 12/04 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 5 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 292 325 -33 218 SINCE 7/1 414 519 -105 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/010 DATE 12/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/020 DATE 12/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 13 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 15 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$