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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
741 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         89    416 PM 102    2015  92     -3      102       
  MINIMUM         78    517 AM  66    1989  74      4       75       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.44 1988   0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.50                      1.82   1.68     0.20    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.39                     14.30   1.09     8.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.71                     35.18   9.53    42.79    
                                                                     
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 JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       198     39      240       
  SINCE JUN 1   1369                      1231    138     1378       
  SINCE JAN 1   1985                      1769    216     2022       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       102      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2016........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2016........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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