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CDUS44 KLCH 202231  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
531 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 69 2:50 PM 86 1918 74 -5 55  
MINIMUM 48 5:34 AM 21 1923 54 -6 31  
AVERAGE 59 64 -5 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.55 1985 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.08 2.29 0.79 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 3.08 2.29 0.79 1.40  
SINCE JAN 1 16.40 11.44 4.96 8.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM T  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 4 2 22  
MONTH TO DATE 48 100 -52 99  
SINCE MAR 1 48 100 -52 99  
SINCE JUL 1 1132 1248 -116 1189  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 64 39 25 65  
SINCE MAR 1 64 39 25 65  
SINCE JAN 1 98 77 21 161    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 32 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:25 PM CDT  
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:25 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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