Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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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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