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CDUS44 KLCH 202226  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 90 2:39 PM 93 2003 86 4 90  
MINIMUM 72 5:47 AM 52 2002 69 3 74  
AVERAGE 81 77 4 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.82 1983 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.83 3.36 1.47 0.28  
SINCE MAR 1 16.88 11.47 5.41 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 24.29 20.62 3.67 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 16 12 4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 206 200 6 274  
SINCE MAR 1 438 430 8 464  
SINCE JAN 1 534 468 66 495    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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