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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         85   3:05 PM  91    1943  82      3       82
  MINIMUM         65   3:41 AM  40    1908  63      2       56
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.03          5.20 2016   0.17  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.17  -0.14     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      8.73                      8.28   0.45    12.05
  SINCE JAN 1     22.05                     17.43   4.62    19.46

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       0

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           10                         8      2        4
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         8      2        4
  SINCE MAR 1    281                       238     43      236
  SINCE JAN 1    315                       276     39      332
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     69          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        90      2010
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        41      1908


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:29 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:51 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:51 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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