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CDUS44 KLCH 052220
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
520 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2023
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2023
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 83 3:36 PM 91 1952 83 0 86
MINIMUM 72 12:15 AM 48 1921 64 8 66
2013
AVERAGE 78 74 4 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.77 1941 0.16 -0.16 0.26
MONTH TO DATE T 0.82 -0.82 0.28
SINCE MAR 1 12.05 8.93 3.12 4.53
SINCE JAN 1 19.46 18.08 1.38 7.35
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 T MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 135 164 -29 203
SINCE JUL 1 1225 1312 -87 1317
COOLING
TODAY 13 9 4 11
MONTH TO DATE 36 41 -5 62
SINCE MAR 1 268 271 -3 252
SINCE JAN 1 364 309 55 283
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM
LOWEST 72 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 90 1951
1952
1984
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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