Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
1157 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 05/31/1998
05/30/1998
05/31/1977
LOW 42 05/03/1929
HIGHEST 96 05/27 MM MM 93 05/20
LOWEST 63 05/01 MM MM 57 05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 87.6 85.9 1.7 87.4
AVG. MINIMUM 72.1 67.2 4.9 69.1
MEAN 79.9 76.5 3.4 78.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 13 6.3 6.7 8
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 22.24 1907
MINIMUM 0.19 1998
TOTALS 8.78 5.44 3.34 1.92
DAILY AVG. 0.28 0.18 0.10 0.06
DAYS >= .01 11 8.4 2.6 9
DAYS >= .10 9 5.6 3.4 3
DAYS >= .50 6 3.0 3.0 3
DAYS >= 1.00 5 1.5 3.5 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.56 05/30 TO 05/31
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 2 -2 0
SINCE 7/1 1105 1375 -270 MM
COOLING TOTAL 469 360 109 413
SINCE 1/1 831 635 196 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/220 DATE 05/13
45/310 05/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 79/240 DATE 05/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 81
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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