360  
CDUS44 KLCH 010814  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
314 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 85 5:08 PM 90 1901 82 3 80  
1955  
1981  
MINIMUM 59 5:41 AM 42 1996 63 -4 52  
AVERAGE 72 72 0 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.34 2016 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.02 4.44 -0.42 10.49  
SINCE MAR 1 8.70 8.11 0.59 12.05  
SINCE JAN 1 22.02 17.26 4.76 19.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM T  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM T  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 34 -23 28  
SINCE MAR 1 84 164 -80 135  
SINCE JUL 1 1168 1312 -144 1225  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 8 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 196 159 37 101  
SINCE MAR 1 271 230 41 232  
SINCE JAN 1 305 268 37 328    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 91 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 40 1908  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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