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CDUS44 KLCH 212213  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
513 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013  
 
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2013  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 86 106 PM 99 2005 86 0 92  
MINIMUM 77 602 AM 52 1981 68 9 71  
AVERAGE 82 77 5 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.20 1967 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.70 3.31 2.39 4.65  
SINCE MAR 1 12.77 10.30 2.47 14.93  
SINCE JAN 1 29.36 18.99 10.37 31.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 0  
SINCE MAR 1 298 207 91 39  
SINCE JUL 1 1267 1489 -222 954  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 17 12 5 17  
MONTH TO DATE 139 200 -61 243  
SINCE MAR 1 287 385 -98 652  
SINCE JAN 1 317 408 -91 737    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 200 AM  
LOWEST 65 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 50 1901  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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