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CDUS44 KLCH 082215  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
515 PM CDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 81 1:07 PM 91 1998 84 -3 89  
1999  
2018  
MINIMUM 72 6:23 AM 46 1898 65 7 69  
AVERAGE 77 74 3 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 3.01 1990 0.17 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 1.33 -0.23 0.28  
SINCE MAR 1 13.15 9.44 3.71 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 20.56 18.59 1.97 7.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 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 12 9 3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 66 68 -2 99  
SINCE MAR 1 298 298 0 289  
SINCE JAN 1 394 336 58 320    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1898  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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