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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
315 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2025

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         79   4:07 PM  92    1916  85     -6       78
  MINIMUM         58  12:48 AM  46    1924  66     -8       69
  AVERAGE         69                        75     -6       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.94 1954   0.15  -0.15     0.49
  MONTH TO DATE    6.54                      1.98   4.56     5.16
  SINCE MAR 1      9.50                     10.09  -0.59    13.86
  SINCE JAN 1     19.17                     19.24  -0.07    27.18

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        4                        10     -6        9
  MONTH TO DATE   74                       108    -34      144
  SINCE MAR 1    401                       338     63      415
  SINCE JAN 1    463                       376     87      449
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     50           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        92      1915
                                             1916
                                             1920
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        48      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE   6:20 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:58 PM CDT
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE   6:20 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:59 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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