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CDUS44 KLCH 172227  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
527 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 76 12:10 PM 84 1982 73 3 71  
MINIMUM 64 9:18 AM 29 1913 53 11 47  
AVERAGE 70 63 7 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.56 3.60 1987 0.11 0.45 1.25  
MONTH TO DATE 3.08 1.95 1.13 1.31  
SINCE MAR 1 3.08 1.95 1.13 1.31  
SINCE JAN 1 16.40 11.10 5.30 8.72  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 25 88 -63 41  
SINCE MAR 1 25 88 -63 41  
SINCE JUL 1 1109 1236 -127 1131  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 64 33 31 65  
SINCE MAR 1 64 33 31 65  
SINCE JAN 1 98 71 27 161    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 85 1907  
1908  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 30 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 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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