Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 011657
CLMLCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
1157 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 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 100 05/22/1915
05/31/1911
05/30/1911
LOW 42 05/04/2013
HIGHEST 94 05/27 MM MM 90 05/20
LOWEST 64 05/14 MM MM 56 05/01
05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 86.1 85.4 0.7 84.2
AVG. MINIMUM 71.3 67.3 4.0 66.3
MEAN 78.7 76.4 2.3 75.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 7 3.7 3.3 1
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 20.71 1980
MINIMUM 0.04 1998
TOTALS 10.61 5.40 5.21 5.75
DAILY AVG. 0.34 0.17 0.17 0.19
DAYS >= .01 14 7.9 6.1 9
DAYS >= .10 9 5.1 3.9 8
DAYS >= .50 7 2.9 4.1 3
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.9 1.1 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.20 05/02 TO 05/03
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 2 -2 0
SINCE 7/1 1168 1312 -144 MM
COOLING TOTAL 431 354 77 328
SINCE 1/1 736 622 114 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/150 DATE 05/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/280 DATE 05/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 80
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 14 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 10 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 29 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 16
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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