Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 010943
CLMLCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
343 AM CST THU FEB 01 2024
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 88 01/05/1913
LOW 12 01/24/1948
HIGHEST 74 01/11 MM MM 77 01/03
01/07
01/11
LOWEST 19 01/16 MM MM 32 01/27
01/17
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.0 63.0 -2.0 66.3
AVG. MINIMUM 40.2 43.4 -3.2 48.2
MEAN 50.6 53.2 -2.6 57.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 4.5 2.5 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.29 1991
MINIMUM 0.41 2009
TOTALS 10.87 5.89 4.98 5.07
DAILY AVG. 0.35 0.19 0.16 0.16
DAYS >= .01 12 9.3 2.7 9
DAYS >= .10 9 6.4 2.6 4
DAYS >= .50 7 3.6 3.4 4
DAYS >= 1.00 5 2.0 3.0 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.96 01/24 TO 01/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS T MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 437 379 58 261
SINCE 7/1 914 898 16 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/310 DATE 01/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/290 DATE 01/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 9 RAIN 10
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 1
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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