959  
CDUS44 KLCH 052244  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
544 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 83 12:48 PM 92 1908 83 0 83  
MINIMUM 73 6:16 AM 48 1921 64 9 72  
2013  
AVERAGE 78 74 4 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 2.77 1941 0.16 -0.15 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.67 0.82 3.85 T  
SINCE MAR 1 13.37 8.93 4.44 12.05  
SINCE JAN 1 26.69 18.08 8.61 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 13 9 4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 47 41 6 36  
SINCE MAR 1 318 271 47 268  
SINCE JAN 1 352 309 43 364    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 93 1908  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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