Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CDUS44 KLCH 222220
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
519 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 82 330 PM 97 2005 88 -6 90
MINIMUM 69 610 AM 50 1954 68 1 66
1919
AVERAGE 76 78 -2 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.03 5.07 2008 0.16 0.87 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.98 3.23 1.75 1.72
SINCE MAR 1 13.50 10.95 2.55 12.49
SINCE JAN 1 31.37 21.07 10.30 24.05
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 11 13 -2 13
MONTH TO DATE 149 235 -86 256
SINCE MAR 1 290 457 -167 630
SINCE JAN 1 321 489 -168 698
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 900 AM
LOWEST 74 300 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 98 1902
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 2002
2001
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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