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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
817 AM CDT THU JUN 01 2023

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2023

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           90   05/20         MM      MM       92  05/16
LOWEST            56   05/01         MM      MM       59  05/26
                       05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM    84.2               85.4    -1.2     88.1
AVG. MINIMUM    66.3               67.3    -1.0     67.8
MEAN            75.3               76.4    -1.1     78.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                3.7    -2.7        9
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          5.75               5.40    0.35     2.43
DAILY AVG.      0.19               0.17    0.02     0.08
DAYS >= .01        9                7.9     1.1        6
DAYS >= .10        8                5.1     2.9        4
DAYS >= .50        3                2.9     0.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00       3                1.9     1.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.35   05/09 TO 05/10

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      1225               1312     -87       MM
COOLING TOTAL    328                354     -26      405
 SINCE 1/1       656                622      34       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/310    DATE  05/06
                                31/140          05/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/310    DATE  05/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.28
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             11     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      24     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                     11

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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