Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CDUS44 KLCH 182210
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
510 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 83 3:01 PM 89 1908 79 4 71
1948
MINIMUM 73 3:19 AM 41 1999 60 13 54
AVERAGE 78 70 8 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.48 1938 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 2.57 -1.60 8.62
SINCE MAR 1 5.65 6.24 -0.59 10.18
SINCE JAN 1 18.97 15.39 3.58 17.59
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 1 -1 2
MONTH TO DATE 4 30 -26 23
SINCE MAR 1 77 160 -83 130
SINCE JUL 1 1161 1308 -147 1220
COOLING
TODAY 13 6 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 111 82 29 70
SINCE MAR 1 186 153 33 201
SINCE JAN 1 220 191 29 297
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM
LOWEST 67 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1908
1965
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 42 1939
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 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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