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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
537 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 87 1256 PM 93 2003 86 1 90
MINIMUM 77 552 AM 52 2002 68 9 67
AVERAGE 82 77 5 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.82 1983 0.18 -0.18 T
MONTH TO DATE 5.70 3.14 2.56 4.65
SINCE MAR 1 12.77 10.13 2.64 14.93
SINCE JAN 1 29.36 18.82 10.54 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 14
MONTH TO DATE 122 188 -66 226
SINCE MAR 1 270 373 -103 635
SINCE JAN 1 300 396 -96 720
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 1200 AM
LOWEST 65 1200 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 99 2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 52 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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