Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CDUS44 KLCH 180847
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
347 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 80 3:40 PM 89 2003 79 1 74
MINIMUM 72 6:08 AM 41 1999 60 12 47
AVERAGE 76 69 7 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.50 1973 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 2.42 -1.45 8.62
SINCE MAR 1 5.65 6.09 -0.44 10.18
SINCE JAN 1 18.97 15.24 3.73 17.59
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 1 -1 4
MONTH TO DATE 4 29 -25 21
SINCE MAR 1 77 159 -82 128
SINCE JUL 1 1161 1307 -146 1218
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 5 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 98 76 22 70
SINCE MAR 1 173 147 26 201
SINCE JAN 1 207 185 22 297
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 69 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 89 1908
1948
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 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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