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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         90   3:44 PM  93    2003  86      4       90
  MINIMUM         71   5:16 AM  52    2002  69      2       72
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          4.82 1983   0.18  -0.18     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.53                      3.36   5.17     4.83
  SINCE MAR 1     17.23                     11.47   5.76    16.88
  SINCE JAN 1     30.55                     20.62   9.93    24.29

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             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
  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           16                        12      4       16
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       200     51      206
  SINCE MAR 1    522                       430     92      438
  SINCE JAN 1    556                       468     88      534
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     47           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      2005
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        52      1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:03 PM CDT
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:04 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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