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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         80    209 PM  92    1916  83     -3       85       
  MINIMUM         72    635 AM  48    1917  65      7       76       
                                      1898                          
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.55 1907   0.16  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.25                      1.33   3.92     0.70    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.58                      8.32  10.26    20.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.75                     17.01   6.74    28.57    
                                                                     
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       11                         9      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        73    -14       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    333                       258     75      345       
  SINCE JAN 1    348                       281     67      351       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2016...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2016...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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