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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         84   2:18 PM  93    1914  83      1       79
  MINIMUM         77   6:45 AM  49    1898  65     12       69
  AVERAGE         81                        74      7       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.35 1902   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.67                      1.16   3.51     1.08
  SINCE MAR 1     13.37                      9.27   4.10    13.13
  SINCE JAN 1     26.69                     18.42   8.27    20.54

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM         T
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM         T
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1     84                       164    -80      135
  SINCE JUL 1   1168                      1312   -144     1225

 COOLING
  TODAY           16                         9      7        9
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        59     15       54
  SINCE MAR 1    345                       289     56      286
  SINCE JAN 1    379                       327     52      382
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     74           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        91      1998
                                             1999
                                             2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        46      1898


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   6:24 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 PM CDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:24 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 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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