007  
CDUS44 KLCH 212226  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
426 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009  
 
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21 2009  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 57 206 AM 89 1896 69 -12 56  
MINIMUM 53 123 PM 29 1937 48 5 35  
AVERAGE 55 59 -4 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.61 2.40 1906 0.16 1.45 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 3.19 -1.27 2.40  
SINCE SEP 1 22.14 13.08 9.06 8.23  
SINCE JAN 1 63.86 51.17 12.69 40.43  
 
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 SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 7 3 19  
MONTH TO DATE 70 115 -45 129  
SINCE SEP 1 106 154 -48 178  
SINCE JUL 1 106 154 -48 178  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 45 -20 18  
SINCE SEP 1 674 622 52 545  
SINCE JAN 1 2977 2676 301 2812    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1100 AM  
LOWEST 77 200 AM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 88 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1898  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 21 2009......SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 22 2009......SUNRISE 644 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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