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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
234 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         72   1159 PM  81    1971  63      9       71       
  MINIMUM         41    214 AM  22    1943  44     -3       57       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.37 1959   0.15  -0.14     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.75                      2.35   6.40     1.55    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.75                      2.35   6.40     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     71.57                     55.16  16.41    63.15    
                                                                     
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 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        8                        12     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       171     -9       91       
  SINCE DEC 1    162                       171     -9       91       
  SINCE JUL 1    256                       378   -122      167       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        16     -6       14       
  SINCE DEC 1     10                        16     -6       14       
  SINCE JAN 1   3209                      2805    404     3130       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        82      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1972                    
                                             1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2016......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 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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