479  
CDUS44 KLCH 010816  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
316 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 3:06 PM 90 1901 82 -2 84  
1955  
1981  
MINIMUM 52 5:54 AM 42 1996 63 -11 62  
AVERAGE 66 72 -6 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.34 2016 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 10.49 4.44 6.05 0.59  
SINCE MAR 1 12.05 8.11 3.94 4.25  
SINCE JAN 1 19.46 17.26 2.20 7.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 34 -6 20  
SINCE MAR 1 135 164 -29 203  
SINCE JUL 1 1225 1312 -87 1317  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 8 -7 8  
MONTH TO DATE 101 159 -58 161  
SINCE MAR 1 232 230 2 190  
SINCE JAN 1 328 268 60 221    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 91 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 46 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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