194  
CDUS44 KLCH 170820  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
320 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 98 4:30 PM 102 1951 93 5 91  
MINIMUM 75 11:54 PM 62 1963 75 0 75  
1992  
2004  
AVERAGE 87 84 3 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.12 1915 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 3.04 -3.04 3.61  
SINCE JUN 1 5.41 15.27 -9.86 11.83  
SINCE JAN 1 30.62 37.93 -7.31 21.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 MM MM T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 22 19 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 397 304 93 279  
SINCE JUN 1 1553 1403 150 1390  
SINCE JAN 1 2209 2025 184 2016    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 27 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 62 1992  
2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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