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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
514 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         87   1:31 PM  94    2018  85      2       88
  MINIMUM         71   5:07 AM  46    1907  67      4       68
  AVERAGE         79                        76      3       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00         15.67 1980   0.18  -0.18     0.37
  MONTH TO DATE    6.29                      2.67   3.62     4.83
  SINCE MAR 1     14.99                     10.78   4.21    16.88
  SINCE JAN 1     28.31                     19.93   8.38    24.29

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     51          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        94      1933
                                             2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        46      1912


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   6:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:01 PM CDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:01 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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