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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
523 PM CDT THU MAY 02 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         76   8:58 AM  90    2010  82     -6       79
  MINIMUM         69   2:20 PM  41    1908  63      6       56
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            3.61          3.91 1973   0.16   3.45     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.64                      0.33   3.31     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1     12.34                      8.44   3.90    12.05
  SINCE JAN 1     25.66                     17.59   8.07    19.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           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            8                         8      0        3
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        16      2        7
  SINCE MAR 1    289                       246     43      239
  SINCE JAN 1    323                       284     39      335
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           9:00 AM
 LOWEST     88           7:00 AM
 AVERAGE    94

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1929
                                             2013


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:51 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   6:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:52 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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