894  
CDUS44 KLCH 162214  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
514 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 87 1:31 PM 94 2018 85 2 88  
MINIMUM 71 5:07 AM 46 1907 67 4 68  
AVERAGE 79 76 3 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 15.67 1980 0.18 -0.18 0.37  
MONTH TO DATE 6.29 2.67 3.62 4.83  
SINCE MAR 1 14.99 10.78 4.21 16.88  
SINCE JAN 1 28.31 19.93 8.38 24.29  
 
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 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 14 11 3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 195 152 43 156  
SINCE MAR 1 466 382 84 388  
SINCE JAN 1 500 420 80 484    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1933  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 46 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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