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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
531 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         82   1:13 PM  90    1920  79      3       73
                                      1925
  MINIMUM         71   1:55 AM  36    2014  59     12       53
  AVERAGE         77                        69      8       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          4.06 1957   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      2.26  -1.29     8.62
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                      5.93  -0.28    10.18
  SINCE JAN 1     18.97                     15.08   3.89    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                        28    -24       17
  SINCE MAR 1     77                       158    -81      124
  SINCE JUL 1   1161                      1306   -145     1214

 COOLING
  TODAY           12                         5      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        71     16       70
  SINCE MAR 1    162                       142     20      201
  SINCE JAN 1    196                       180     16      297
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     65           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        89      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1999


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE   6:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:41 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   6:43 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:42 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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