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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 76 5:38 PM 90 2010 82 -6 79
MINIMUM 69 2:20 PM 41 1908 63 6 56
AVERAGE 73 73 0 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 3.61 3.91 1973 0.16 3.45 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.64 0.33 3.31 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 12.34 8.44 3.90 12.05
SINCE JAN 1 25.66 17.59 8.07 19.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 8 8 0 3
MONTH TO DATE 18 16 2 7
SINCE MAR 1 289 246 43 239
SINCE JAN 1 323 284 39 335
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 9:00 AM
LOWEST 84 6:00 PM
AVERAGE 92
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 96 1984
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 1929
2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 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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