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CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         72    256 AM  88    1910  75     -3       79       
                                      1908                          
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  36    1937  55     -2       61       
                                      1913                          
  AVERAGE         63                        65     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.40 1917   0.10   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.10   0.07     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.62                      3.76  -0.14     6.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.79                     12.45  -3.66    14.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        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       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         3     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     70                       165    -95      101       
  SINCE JUL 1   1019                      1447   -428     1539       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    110                        52     58       62       
  SINCE JAN 1    125                        75     50       68       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        86      1897                    
                                             1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2016.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2016.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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