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CDUS44 KLCH 092225  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 80 10:15 AM 92 1916 84 -4 90  
MINIMUM 66 12:08 AM 48 1898 65 1 74  
1917  
AVERAGE 73 75 -2 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.71 2.55 1907 0.17 0.54 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.03 1.50 0.53 0.28  
SINCE MAR 1 14.08 9.61 4.47 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 21.49 18.76 2.73 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 8 10 -2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 71 78 -7 116  
SINCE MAR 1 303 308 -5 306  
SINCE JAN 1 399 346 53 337    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 48 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
MAY 10 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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