238 CDUS44 KLCH 232212 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 512 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2021 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 2021... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2021 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 84 3:06 PM 95 1911 87 -3 88 MINIMUM 68 6:04 AM 51 2001 69 -1 74 AVERAGE 76 78 -2 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.20 1907 0.19 -0.19 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 20.17 3.92 16.25 3.12 SINCE MAR 1 31.50 12.03 19.47 8.70 SINCE JAN 1 36.65 21.18 15.47 17.82 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 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.8 MM MM 0.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2 SINCE MAR 1 143 164 -21 60 SINCE JUL 1 1404 1312 92 1001 COOLING TODAY 11 13 -2 16 MONTH TO DATE 219 239 -20 196 SINCE MAR 1 501 469 32 556 SINCE JAN 1 542 507 35 607 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM LOWEST 59 3:00 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1909 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 52 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 23 2021...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT MAY 24 2021...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$