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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         76    223 PM  84    1928  71      5       64       
                                      1913                          
  MINIMUM         62    657 AM  29    1948  51     11       60       
                                      1932                          
  AVERAGE         69                        61      8       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.24 2003   0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.55  -0.41     5.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.14                      1.55  -0.41     5.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.31                     10.24  -3.93    14.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        88    -73       89       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        88    -73       89       
  SINCE JUL 1    964                      1370   -406     1527       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        13     28        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        13     28        8       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        36     20       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        83      1928                    
                                             1921                    
                                             1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        27      1993                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2016.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
MARCH 15 2016.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   

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




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