848 CDUS44 KLCH 212207 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 507 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2019 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2019... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 76 300 PM 87 1910 73 3 75 MINIMUM 45 MM 17 1896 52 -7 45 AVERAGE 61 62 -1 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.06 1949 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.17 2.47 -2.30 1.76 SINCE MAR 1 0.17 2.47 -2.30 1.76 SINCE JAN 1 8.09 11.16 -3.07 14.35 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 4 4 0 5 MONTH TO DATE 129 127 2 81 SINCE MAR 1 129 127 2 81 SINCE JUL 1 1165 1409 -244 1237 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 49 29 20 53 SINCE MAR 1 49 29 20 53 SINCE JAN 1 75 52 23 155 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 600 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 27 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2019.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT MARCH 22 2019.........SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$