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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2016


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         71    754 AM  78    1984  62      9       54       
                                      1971                          
                                      1928                          
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  26    1983  43      8       40       
                                      1912                          
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.51 2010   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.84                      4.36   4.48     3.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.84                      4.36   4.48     3.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     71.66                     57.17  14.49    64.77    
                                                                     
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        4                        13     -9       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       338   -108      182       
  SINCE DEC 1    230                       338   -108      182       
  SINCE JUL 1    324                       545   -221      258       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        29     27       57       
  SINCE DEC 1     56                        29     27       57       
  SINCE JAN 1   3255                      2818    437     3173       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      1964                    
                                             1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2016......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2016......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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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