727  
CDUS44 KLCH 182244  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
544 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 90 3:43 PM 95 1933 86 4 88  
MINIMUM 67 5:32 AM 53 1917 68 -1 63  
1945  
AVERAGE 79 77 2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.09 4.64 1923 0.17 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.53 3.01 5.52 4.83  
SINCE MAR 1 17.23 11.12 6.11 16.88  
SINCE JAN 1 30.55 20.27 10.28 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 12 2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 217 176 41 177  
SINCE MAR 1 488 406 82 409  
SINCE JAN 1 522 444 78 505    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 52 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT  
MAY 19 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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