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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
524 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 11:58 AM 94 1933 86 -9 83
2018
MINIMUM 68 5:44 AM 46 1912 68 0 66
AVERAGE 73 77 -4 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 12.49 2021 0.17 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 8.38 2.84 5.54 4.83
SINCE MAR 1 17.08 10.95 6.13 16.88
SINCE JAN 1 30.40 20.10 10.30 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 8 12 -4 10
MONTH TO DATE 203 164 39 166
SINCE MAR 1 474 394 80 398
SINCE JAN 1 508 432 76 494
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM
LOWEST 79 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 88
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1933
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1917
1945
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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