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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
629 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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         74    336 PM  80    1932  61     13       51       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  22    1912  42      2       34       
  AVERAGE         59                        52      7       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.55 1955   0.18  -0.18     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      2.63  -0.38     5.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.49                      7.31  -1.82     7.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.25                      2.63  -0.38     5.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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        6                        14     -8       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       210     14      296       
  SINCE DEC 1    430                       577   -147      579       
  SINCE JUL 1    506                       784   -278      855       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        78      1935                    
                                             1928                    
                                             1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2016.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
JANUARY 17 2016.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   537 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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