437  
CDUS44 KLCH 052218  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
418 PM CST FRI JAN 05 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 57 12:52 PM 88 1913 63 -6 69  
MINIMUM 48 3:59 PM 14 1911 43 5 42  
AVERAGE 53 53 0 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.53 3.29 1910 0.21 1.32 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 1.00 1.68 0.03  
SINCE DEC 1 5.03 5.56 -0.53 9.28  
SINCE JAN 1 2.68 1.00 1.68 0.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 12 0 9  
MONTH TO DATE 69 60 9 13  
SINCE DEC 1 354 385 -31 350  
SINCE JUL 1 546 579 -33 626  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 13  
SINCE DEC 1 14 24 -10 65  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 13    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
MIXED PRECIP  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 PM  
LOWEST 68 6:00 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2024.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:27 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2024.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:27 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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