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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
248 AM CST MON JAN 4 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    356 PM  82    1989  61      0       68       
  MINIMUM         41    949 PM  16    1911  42     -1       51       
  AVERAGE         51                        52     -1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.46 2015   0.17  -0.16     2.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.50  -0.42     2.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.32                      5.18  -1.86     4.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.08                      0.50  -0.42     2.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1995   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      1985                          
                                      1976                          
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        14      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        42     10       31       
  SINCE DEC 1    258                       409   -151      314       
  SINCE JUL 1    334                       616   -282      590       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     57                        20     37       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2016.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2016.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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