Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLILCH

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
524 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         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)
  TODAY            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)
  TODAY           MM             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                         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
  TODAY           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    10.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  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 TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        89      1908
                                             1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1999


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   6:43 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:42 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:42 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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