Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 010818
CLMARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
318 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 04/28/1987
04/30/1955
LOW 33 04/07/1971
HIGHEST 88 04/01 MM MM 86 04/30
LOWEST 47 04/17 MM MM 40 04/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.6 79.2 -0.6 80.4
AVG. MINIMUM 59.4 58.6 0.8 59.4
MEAN 69.0 68.9 0.1 69.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 13.42 1979
MINIMUM 0.10 2002
TOTALS 6.25 4.82 1.43 2.03
DAILY AVG. 0.21 0.16 0.05 0.07
DAYS >= .01 8 8.3 -0.3 8
DAYS >= .10 7 4.5 2.5 4
DAYS >= .50 3 2.5 0.5 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.4 0.6 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.34 04/07 TO 04/08
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS MM MM MM MM
SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 12 36 -24 19
SINCE 7/1 1085 1360 -275 MM
COOLING TOTAL 138 153 -15 169
SINCE 1/1 423 258 165 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/290 DATE 04/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/280 DATE 04/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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