388  
CDUS44 KLCH 170810  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
310 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 87 1:31 PM 94 2018 85 2 88  
MINIMUM 70 11:59 PM 46 1907 67 3 68  
AVERAGE 79 76 3 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.08 15.67 1980 0.18 1.90 0.37  
MONTH TO DATE 8.37 2.67 5.70 4.83  
SINCE MAR 1 17.07 10.78 6.29 16.88  
SINCE JAN 1 30.39 19.93 10.46 24.29  
 
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 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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
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 7:00 PM  
LOWEST 51 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1933  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 46 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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