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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
523 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         77   3:18 PM  92    1916  85     -8       84
  MINIMUM         69   6:05 AM  46    1924  66      3       74
  AVERAGE         73                        75     -2       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.30          1.94 1954   0.15   0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.97                      1.98   2.99     4.46
  SINCE MAR 1     13.67                     10.09   3.58    16.51
  SINCE JAN 1     26.99                     19.24   7.75    23.92

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            8                        10     -2       14
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       108     35      103
  SINCE MAR 1    414                       338     76      335
  SINCE JAN 1    448                       376     72      431
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           1:00 PM
 LOWEST     66          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        92      1915
                                             1916
                                             1920
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        48      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE   6:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:58 PM CDT
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE   6:20 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:59 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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