Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 010818
CLMLCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
318 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 95 04/28/1987
LOW 30 04/13/1913
04/11/1913
HIGHEST 88 04/01 MM MM 87 04/06
LOWEST 47 04/17 MM MM 40 04/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 76.2 79.0 -2.8 80.2
AVG. MINIMUM 58.1 59.3 -1.2 58.8
MEAN 67.2 69.1 -1.9 69.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0
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 15.30 1940
MINIMUM 0.11 2010
TOTALS 10.49 4.44 6.05 0.59
DAILY AVG. 0.35 0.15 0.20 0.02
DAYS >= .01 6 7.2 -1.2 6
DAYS >= .10 6 4.6 1.4 2
DAYS >= .50 5 2.6 2.4 0
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.5 0.5 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 7.24 04/06 TO 04/07
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 28 34 -6 20
SINCE 7/1 1225 1312 -87 MM
COOLING TOTAL 101 159 -58 161
SINCE 1/1 328 268 60 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/020 DATE 04/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/020 DATE 04/06
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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