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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
326 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         77  11:58 AM  94    1933  86     -9       83
                                      2018
  MINIMUM         68   5:44 AM  46    1912  68      0       66
  AVERAGE         73                        77     -4       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07         12.49 2021   0.17  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.44                      2.84   5.60     4.83
  SINCE MAR 1     17.14                     10.95   6.19    16.88
  SINCE JAN 1     30.46                     20.10  10.36    24.29

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        8                        12     -4       10
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       164     39      166
  SINCE MAR 1    474                       394     80      398
  SINCE JAN 1    508                       432     76      494
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           8:00 PM
 LOWEST     79          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      1933
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1917
                                             1945


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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