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CDUS44 KLCH 182205  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
505 PM CDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 79 3:59 PM 92 1929 82 -3 80  
MINIMUM 46 6:06 AM 36 1948 60 -14 48  
AVERAGE 63 71 -8 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.45 1980 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 2.69 -2.69 0.71  
SINCE SEP 1 1.09 7.87 -6.78 3.53  
SINCE JAN 1 58.73 48.95 9.78 35.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 1 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 13 2 11 17  
SINCE SEP 1 13 2 11 17  
SINCE JUL 1 13 2 11 17  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 183 158 25 109  
SINCE SEP 1 666 610 56 658  
SINCE JAN 1 3172 2918 254 3227    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 90 1926  
1941  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 36 2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:38 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 6:37 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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