399  
CDUS44 KLCH 172224  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
524 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 80 3:40 PM 89 2003 79 1 74  
MINIMUM 72 6:08 AM 41 1999 60 12 47  
AVERAGE 76 69 7 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.50 1973 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 2.42 -1.45 8.62  
SINCE MAR 1 5.65 6.09 -0.44 10.18  
SINCE JAN 1 18.97 15.24 3.73 17.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM T  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM T  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 4 29 -25 21  
SINCE MAR 1 77 159 -82 128  
SINCE JUL 1 1161 1307 -146 1218  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 5 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 98 76 22 70  
SINCE MAR 1 173 147 26 201  
SINCE JAN 1 207 185 22 297    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 89 1908  
1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1999  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 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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