033  
CDUS44 KLCH 122219  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
519 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 84 1:34 PM 92 1916 85 -1 90  
MINIMUM 74 5:47 AM 46 1924 66 8 64  
AVERAGE 79 75 4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.94 1954 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.46 1.98 2.48 0.28  
SINCE MAR 1 16.51 10.09 6.42 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 23.92 19.24 4.68 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 14 10 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 103 108 -5 155  
SINCE MAR 1 335 338 -3 345  
SINCE JAN 1 431 376 55 376    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 92 1915  
1916  
1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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