384  
CDUS44 KLCH 122223  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
523 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 77 3:18 PM 92 1916 85 -8 84  
MINIMUM 69 6:05 AM 46 1924 66 3 74  
AVERAGE 73 75 -2 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.30 1.94 1954 0.15 0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.97 1.98 2.99 4.46  
SINCE MAR 1 13.67 10.09 3.58 16.51  
SINCE JAN 1 26.99 19.24 7.75 23.92  
 
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 8 10 -2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 143 108 35 103  
SINCE MAR 1 414 338 76 335  
SINCE JAN 1 448 376 72 431    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
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 94 1:00 PM  
LOWEST 66 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 92 1915  
1916  
1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 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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