Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CDUS44 KLCH 170810
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
310 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 87 1:31 PM 94 2018 85 2 88
MINIMUM 70 11:59 PM 46 1907 67 3 68
AVERAGE 79 76 3 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 2.08 15.67 1980 0.18 1.90 0.37
MONTH TO DATE 8.37 2.67 5.70 4.83
SINCE MAR 1 17.07 10.78 6.29 16.88
SINCE JAN 1 30.39 19.93 10.46 24.29
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 14 11 3 13
MONTH TO DATE 195 152 43 156
SINCE MAR 1 466 382 84 388
SINCE JAN 1 500 420 80 484
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 7:00 PM
LOWEST 51 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1933
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 46 1912
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT
MAY 18 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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