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CDUS44 KLCH 060825  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
325 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 86 3:36 PM 91 1952 83 3 86  
MINIMUM 72 12:15 AM 48 1921 64 8 66  
2013  
AVERAGE 79 74 5 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 14 9 5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 37 41 -4 62  
SINCE MAR 1 269 271 -2 252  
SINCE JAN 1 365 309 56 283    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 90 1951  
1952  
1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 6:25 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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