705 CDUS44 KLCH 052209 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 409 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2019 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2019... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2019 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 52 352 PM 86 1910 69 -17 77 MINIMUM 31 645 AM 26 1917 49 -18 64 AVERAGE 42 59 -17 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.81 2011 0.12 -0.12 0.76 MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.61 -0.59 0.76 SINCE MAR 1 0.02 0.61 -0.59 0.76 SINCE JAN 1 7.94 9.30 -1.36 13.35 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 2015 0.0 0.0 0.0 1954 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 2.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 23 7 16 0 MONTH TO DATE 50 37 13 7 SINCE MAR 1 50 37 13 7 SINCE JUL 1 1086 1319 -233 1163 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 6 MONTH TO DATE 1 5 -4 10 SINCE MAR 1 1 5 -4 10 SINCE JAN 1 27 28 -1 112 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 64 1200 AM LOWEST 30 200 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 84 1911 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 25 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2019.........SUNRISE 635 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST MARCH 6 2019.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$