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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
524 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         56    340 PM  81    1995  63     -7       77       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  24    1914  44     -3       50       
                                      1901                          
  AVERAGE         49                        54     -5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.38 1986   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.74                      2.20   6.54     1.50    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.74                      2.20   6.54     1.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     71.56                     55.01  16.55    63.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0    MM   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 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       16                        12      4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       159     -5       90       
  SINCE DEC 1    154                       159     -5       90       
  SINCE JUL 1    248                       366   -118      166       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        15     -5       14       
  SINCE DEC 1     10                        15     -5       14       
  SINCE JAN 1   3209                      2804    405     3130       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2016......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2016......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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