Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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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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