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CDUS44 KLCH 032243  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
543 PM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 74 4:40 AM 96 1984 82 -8 83  
MINIMUM 67 9:32 AM 45 1929 64 3 62  
2013  
AVERAGE 71 73 -2 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.93 5.49 2017 0.16 0.77 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.57 0.49 4.08 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 13.27 8.60 4.67 12.05  
SINCE JAN 1 26.59 17.75 8.84 19.46  
 
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 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 6 8 -2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 24 24 0 15  
SINCE MAR 1 295 254 41 247  
SINCE JAN 1 329 292 37 343    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 87 5:00 AM  
AVERAGE 94  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 91 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 42 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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