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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         87    244 PM  93    1947  81      6       92       
                                      1916                          
  MINIMUM         68   1138 PM  43    1943  59      9       58       
                                      1939                          
  AVERAGE         78                        70      8       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.71 2006   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      2.27  -2.14     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.57                      7.53  -3.96     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.48                     45.75  13.73    51.67    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         8     -8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         6      7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       124     53      135       
  SINCE SEP 1    689                       535    154      583       
  SINCE JAN 1   3016                      2664    352     2946       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        93      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2016.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2016.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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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