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CDUS44 KLCH 012230  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
530 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 85 3:05 PM 91 1943 82 3 82  
MINIMUM 65 3:41 AM 40 1908 63 2 56  
AVERAGE 75 72 3 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 5.20 2016 0.17 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.17 -0.14 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 8.73 8.28 0.45 12.05  
SINCE JAN 1 22.05 17.43 4.62 19.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 84 164 -80 135  
SINCE JUL 1 1168 1312 -144 1225  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 8 2 4  
MONTH TO DATE 10 8 2 4  
SINCE MAR 1 281 238 43 236  
SINCE JAN 1 315 276 39 332    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 90 2010  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 41 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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