Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
343 AM CST THU FEB 01 2024
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 87 01/20/1916
LOW 10 01/11/1982
01/12/1918
HIGHEST 75 01/11 MM MM 81 01/11
LOWEST 18 01/16 MM MM 34 01/14
01/17
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.0 62.2 -1.2 69.3
AVG. MINIMUM 40.8 43.5 -2.7 50.7
MEAN 50.9 52.8 -1.9 60.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 0.1 0.9 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 6 5.0 1.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 16.74 1993
MINIMUM 0.35 1928
TOTALS 8.55 5.92 2.63 7.70
DAILY AVG. 0.28 0.19 0.09 0.25
DAYS >= .01 14 10.0 4.0 9
DAYS >= .10 9 6.7 2.3 9
DAYS >= .50 6 3.5 2.5 5
DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.9 2.1 4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.61 01/24 TO 01/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS T MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 436 392 44 198
SINCE 7/1 872 946 -74 MM
COOLING TOTAL 3 15 -12 52
SINCE 1/1 3 15 -12 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/270 DATE 01/09
29/210 01/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/310 DATE 01/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 2
HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 13
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 1
FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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