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CDUS44 KLCH 212217  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
517 PM CDT MON AUG 21 2023  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 102R 2:14 PM 101 1925 93 9 88  
MINIMUM 79 5:21 AM 61 1940 75 4 74  
AVERAGE 91 84 7 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.20 1915 0.21 -0.21 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 4.10 -4.10 4.55  
SINCE JUN 1 5.41 16.33 -10.92 12.77  
SINCE JAN 1 30.62 38.99 -8.37 22.27  
 
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 26 19 7 16  
MONTH TO DATE 518 399 119 362  
SINCE JUN 1 1674 1498 176 1473  
SINCE JAN 1 2330 2120 210 2099    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 100 1902  
1912  
1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2023........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 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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