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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         77    443 AM  91    1943  81     -4       85       
  MINIMUM         67    915 AM  46    2014  63      4       59       
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        5.20R         5.20 2016   0.14   5.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.20                      0.14   5.06     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.53                      7.13  11.40    19.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.70                     15.82   7.88    27.87    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       207   -122      105       
  SINCE JUL 1   1034                      1489   -455     1543       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         7      0        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    281                       192     89      260       
  SINCE JAN 1    296                       215     81      266       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        90      2010                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2016...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2016...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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