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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
322 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         83   3:01 PM  89    1908  79      4       71
                                      1948
  MINIMUM         73   3:19 AM  41    1999  60     13       54
  AVERAGE         78                        70      8       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.48 1938   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      2.57  -1.60     8.62
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                      6.24  -0.59    10.18
  SINCE JAN 1     18.97                     15.39   3.58    17.59

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                         1     -1        2
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        30    -26       23
  SINCE MAR 1     77                       160    -83      130
  SINCE JUL 1   1161                      1308   -147     1220

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       13                         6      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        82     29       70
  SINCE MAR 1    186                       153     33      201
  SINCE JAN 1    220                       191     29      297
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     67           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1908
                                             1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1939


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:41 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:43 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE   6:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:44 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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