Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
000
CXUS54 KLCH 030843
CLMARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
343 AM CDT MON APR 03 2023
...................................
...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 90 03/16/1955
LOW 19 03/03/1980
HIGHEST 87 03/27 MM MM 83 03/06
03/28
LOWEST 32 03/20 MM MM 30 03/13
AVG. MAXIMUM 76.4 72.9 3.5 74.0
AVG. MINIMUM 56.9 52.5 4.4 48.0
MEAN 66.7 62.7 4.0 61.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 0.6 0.4 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.57 1973
MINIMUM 0.06 1955
TOTALS 0.97 2.91 -1.94 3.68
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.09 -0.06 0.12
DAYS >= .01 6 9.3 -3.3 7
DAYS >= .10 2 4.2 -2.2 4
DAYS >= .50 1 1.9 -0.9 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.68 03/17 TO 03/17
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS MM MM MM MM
SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 97 137 -40 156
SINCE 7/1 1073 1326 -253 MM
COOLING TOTAL 156 65 91 40
SINCE 1/1 285 105 180 MM
................................................................
WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/160 DATE 03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/160 DATE 03/31
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
$$