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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
854 AM CDT THU APR 14 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         77    215 PM  89    1992  77      0       84       
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         63    728 AM  30    1913  57      6       69       
  AVERAGE         70                        67      3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.58          3.60 1967   0.11   1.47     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.40   0.41     5.96    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.26                      5.06   0.20    12.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.43                     13.75  -3.32    20.65    
                                                                     
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        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        31    -14        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       193   -108      102       
  SINCE JUL 1   1034                      1475   -441     1540       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        45    -19       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        94     42      148       
  SINCE JAN 1    151                       117     34      154       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        88      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        34      1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2016.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2016.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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