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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
544 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         83  12:48 PM  92    1908  83      0       83
  MINIMUM         73   6:16 AM  48    1921  64      9       72
                                      2013
  AVERAGE         78                        74      4       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          2.77 1941   0.16  -0.15      T
  MONTH TO DATE    4.67                      0.82   3.85      T
  SINCE MAR 1     13.37                      8.93   4.44    12.05
  SINCE JAN 1     26.69                     18.08   8.61    19.46

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       0

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           13                         9      4       13
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        41      6       36
  SINCE MAR 1    318                       271     47      268
  SINCE JAN 1    352                       309     43      364
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     74           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1908
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        46      2013


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   6:26 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:53 PM CDT
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   6:25 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 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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