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CDUS44 KLCH 202212  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
512 PM CDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 105R 12:59 PM 103 1925 93 12 86  
MINIMUM 79 6:15 AM 61 1911 75 4 74  
AVERAGE 92 84 8 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.90 2019 0.22 -0.22 0.43  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 3.89 -3.89 4.50  
SINCE JUN 1 5.41 16.12 -10.71 12.72  
SINCE JAN 1 30.62 38.78 -8.16 22.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 27 19 8 15  
MONTH TO DATE 492 380 112 346  
SINCE JUN 1 1648 1479 169 1457  
SINCE JAN 1 2304 2101 203 2083    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2023........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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