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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
505 PM CDT TUE OCT 22 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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         85   1:53 PM  92    1906  80      5       88          
  MINIMUM         52   6:16 AM  34    1917  58     -6       66          
  AVERAGE         69                        69      0       77       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          4.10 1972   0.18  -0.18     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      3.39  -3.39     0.71       
  SINCE SEP 1      1.09                      8.57  -7.48     3.53       
  SINCE JAN 1     58.73                     49.65   9.08    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            0                         1     -1        0          
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         6      7       17          
  SINCE SEP 1     13                         6      7       17          
  SINCE JUL 1     13                         6      7       17          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            4                         5     -1       12          
  MONTH TO DATE  200                       181     19      147          
  SINCE SEP 1    683                       633     50      696          
  SINCE JAN 1   3189                      2941    248     3265           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  FOG                                                                   
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    93           2:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     28           2:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    61                                                          
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1939                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        36      1911                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
OCTOBER 22 2024.......SUNRISE   7:20 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:34 PM CDT       
OCTOBER 23 2024.......SUNRISE   7:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:33 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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