Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CDUS44 KLCH 180835
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2024
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024...
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 76 12:10 PM 84 1982 73 3 71
MINIMUM 63 11:59 PM 29 1913 53 10 47
AVERAGE 70 63 7 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.56 3.60 1987 0.11 0.45 1.25
MONTH TO DATE 3.08 1.95 1.13 1.31
SINCE MAR 1 3.08 1.95 1.13 1.31
SINCE JAN 1 16.40 11.10 5.30 8.72
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 6
MONTH TO DATE 25 88 -63 41
SINCE MAR 1 25 88 -63 41
SINCE JUL 1 1109 1236 -127 1131
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 64 33 31 65
SINCE MAR 1 64 33 31 65
SINCE JAN 1 98 71 27 161
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 7:00 AM
LOWEST 69 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 85 1907
1908
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 30 1913
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 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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