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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
143 PM CDT SAT NOV 04 2023

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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             98   10/23/1933
 LOW              27   10/31/1917
HIGHEST           94   10/01         MM      MM       90  10/07
LOWEST            42   10/31         MM      MM       36  10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    82.4               81.3     1.1     82.0
AVG. MINIMUM    61.0               60.1     0.9     55.8
MEAN            71.7               70.7     1.0     68.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     5                2.7     2.3        1
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       15.65   1985
 MINIMUM        0.00   1963
TOTALS          2.01               4.76   -2.75     0.43
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.15   -0.09     0.01
DAYS >= .01        6                7.6    -1.6        3
DAYS >= .10        2                4.8    -2.8        2
DAYS >= .50        1                2.6    -1.6        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.4    -0.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.52   10/05 TO 10/05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   5
TOTALS           0.0                 MM      MM      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                 MM      MM       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                 MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     31                 34      -3       41
 SINCE 7/1        31                 32      -1       MM
COOLING TOTAL    245                210      35      170
 SINCE 1/1      3806               2925     881       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/020    DATE  10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    34/010    DATE  10/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      3

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

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