083  
CDUS44 KLCH 152219  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
519 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 87 3:53 PM 93 2018 85 2 89  
MINIMUM 68 4:44 AM 45 2014 67 1 66  
AVERAGE 78 76 2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.04 1945 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.46 2.49 1.97 0.28  
SINCE MAR 1 16.51 10.60 5.91 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 23.92 19.75 4.17 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 13 11 2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 143 141 2 194  
SINCE MAR 1 375 371 4 384  
SINCE JAN 1 471 409 62 415    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 104 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 94 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 46 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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