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CXUS54 KLCH 041843
CLMLFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
143 PM CDT SAT NOV 04 2023
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 10/23/1933
LOW 27 10/31/1917
HIGHEST 94 10/01 MM MM 90 10/07
LOWEST 42 10/31 MM MM 36 10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 82.4 81.3 1.1 82.0
AVG. MINIMUM 61.0 60.1 0.9 55.8
MEAN 71.7 70.7 1.0 68.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 5 2.7 2.3 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.65 1985
MINIMUM 0.00 1963
TOTALS 2.01 4.76 -2.75 0.43
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.15 -0.09 0.01
DAYS >= .01 6 7.6 -1.6 3
DAYS >= .10 2 4.8 -2.8 2
DAYS >= .50 1 2.6 -1.6 0
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.52 10/05 TO 10/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 31 34 -3 41
SINCE 7/1 31 32 -1 MM
COOLING TOTAL 245 210 35 170
SINCE 1/1 3806 2925 881 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/020 DATE 10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 34/010 DATE 10/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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