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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
317 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         86   1:04 PM  94    2018  85      1       87
  MINIMUM         77  11:59 PM  49    1917  67     10       70
                                      1926
  AVERAGE         82                        76      6       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00         15.67 1980   0.18  -0.18     2.08
  MONTH TO DATE    6.54                      2.67   3.87     8.37
  SINCE MAR 1      9.50                     10.78  -1.28    17.07
  SINCE JAN 1     19.17                     19.93  -0.76    30.39

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      5.5                      MM     MM         T
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0
  SINCE MAR 1    128                       164    -36       84
  SINCE JUL 1   1198                      1312   -114     1168

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       17                        11      6       14
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       152    -23      195
  SINCE MAR 1    456                       382     74      466
  SINCE JAN 1    518                       420     98      500
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           9:00 PM
 LOWEST     70          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        94      1933
                                             2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        46      1912


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   6:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:01 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:02 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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