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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
544 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         90   3:43 PM  95    1933  86      4       88
  MINIMUM         67   5:32 AM  53    1917  68     -1       63
                                      1945
  AVERAGE         79                        77      2       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.09          4.64 1923   0.17  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.53                      3.01   5.52     4.83
  SINCE MAR 1     17.23                     11.12   6.11    16.88
  SINCE JAN 1     30.55                     20.27  10.28    24.29

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1     84                       164    -80      135
  SINCE JUL 1   1168                      1312   -144     1225

 COOLING
  TODAY           14                        12      2       11
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       176     41      177
  SINCE MAR 1    488                       406     82      409
  SINCE JAN 1    522                       444     78      505
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     56           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        94      1906
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        52      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:02 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:02 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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