Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CDUS44 KLCH 212213
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
513 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 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 86 106 PM 99 2005 86 0 92
MINIMUM 77 602 AM 52 1981 68 9 71
AVERAGE 82 77 5 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.20 1967 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.70 3.31 2.39 4.65
SINCE MAR 1 12.77 10.30 2.47 14.93
SINCE JAN 1 29.36 18.99 10.37 31.74
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 0
SINCE MAR 1 298 207 91 39
SINCE JUL 1 1267 1489 -222 954
COOLING
TODAY 17 12 5 17
MONTH TO DATE 139 200 -61 243
SINCE MAR 1 287 385 -98 652
SINCE JAN 1 317 408 -91 737
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 200 AM
LOWEST 65 1200 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1915
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 50 1901
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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