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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
518 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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   3:59 PM  90    1901  82      3       80
                                      1955
                                      1981
  MINIMUM         59   5:41 AM  42    1996  63     -4       52
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.34 2016   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.02                      4.44  -0.42    10.49
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                      8.11   0.59    12.05
  SINCE JAN 1     22.02                     17.26   4.76    19.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM         T
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM         T
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        34    -23       28
  SINCE MAR 1     84                       164    -80      135
  SINCE JUL 1   1168                      1312   -144     1225

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         8     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       159     37      101
  SINCE MAR 1    271                       230     41      232
  SINCE JAN 1    305                       268     37      328
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    11   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     46           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      1943
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        40      1908


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE   6:30 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:50 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:29 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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