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CDUS44 KLCH 220809  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
309 AM CDT THU AUG 22 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 2:01 PM 102 2023 93 3 102  
MINIMUM 75 11:38 PM 61 1940 75 0 79  
AVERAGE 86 84 2 91  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.91 1942 0.21 -0.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.50 4.10 -3.60 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 23.28 16.33 6.95 5.41  
SINCE JAN 1 55.91 38.99 16.92 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 MM  
 
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 21 19 2 26  
MONTH TO DATE 464 399 65 518  
SINCE JUN 1 1586 1498 88 1674  
SINCE JAN 1 2322 2120 202 2330    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 100 1912  
1980  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
AUGUST 23 2024........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 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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