415  
CDUS44 KLCH 170813  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
313 AM CDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 96 1:37 PM 102 1951 93 3 98  
MINIMUM 77 5:37 AM 62 1963 75 2 75  
1992  
2004  
AVERAGE 87 84 3 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1899 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 3.04 -2.55 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 23.27 15.27 8.00 5.41  
SINCE JAN 1 55.90 37.93 17.97 30.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 22 19 3 22  
MONTH TO DATE 356 304 52 397  
SINCE JUN 1 1478 1403 75 1553  
SINCE JAN 1 2214 2025 189 2209    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 62 1992  
2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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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