Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 010818
CLMLFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
318 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 04/17/2006
04/28/1987
04/21/1987
LOW 32 04/13/1940
HIGHEST 90 04/01 MM MM 87 04/30
LOWEST 47 04/17 MM MM 40 04/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 79.0 79.0 0.0 80.3
AVG. MINIMUM 60.4 59.3 1.1 59.2
MEAN 69.7 69.2 0.5 69.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.2 0.8 0
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 15.57 1979
MINIMUM 0.45 1987
TOTALS 6.69 4.91 1.78 2.76
DAILY AVG. 0.22 0.16 0.06 0.09
DAYS >= .01 9 7.5 1.5 8
DAYS >= .10 6 4.7 1.3 4
DAYS >= .50 3 3.0 0.0 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.7 0.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.93 04/06 TO 04/07
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7 38 -31 19
SINCE 7/1 1025 1373 -348 MM
COOLING TOTAL 156 162 -6 167
SINCE 1/1 485 275 210 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/030 DATE 04/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/170 DATE 04/05
39/020 04/07
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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