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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         83    343 PM  93    2002  83      0       87       
  MINIMUM         73    530 AM  48    1923  65      8       76       
  AVERAGE         78                        74      4       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.88 2013   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.25                      1.48   3.77     0.70    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.58                      8.47  10.11    20.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.75                     17.16   6.59    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       13                         9      4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        82    -10      109       
  SINCE MAR 1    346                       267     79      362       
  SINCE JAN 1    361                       290     71      368       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        91      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1981                    
                                             1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2016...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2016...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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