Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 010848
CLMARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
344 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013
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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 04/28/1987
04/30/1955
LOW 33 04/07/1971
HIGHEST 87 04/17 MM MM 89 04/30
LOWEST 44 04/20 MM MM 49 04/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.3 79.2 -0.9 82.0
AVG. MINIMUM 58.7 57.0 1.7 61.1
MEAN 68.5 68.1 0.4 71.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 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 13.42 1979
MINIMUM 0.10 2002
TOTALS 6.77 4.07 2.70 5.74
DAILY AVG. 0.23 0.14 0.09 0.19
DAYS >= .01 9 MM MM 5
DAYS >= .10 8 MM MM 5
DAYS >= .50 5 MM MM 4
DAYS >= 1.00 5 MM MM 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.20 04/13 TO 04/14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 04/30 TO 04/30
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 40 44 -4 9
SINCE 7/1 1129 1408 -279 946
COOLING TOTAL 153 137 16 215
SINCE 1/1 244 220 24 494
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/170 DATE 04/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/150 DATE 04/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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