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CDUS44 KLCH 221007
CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
506 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013
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    106 PM  99    2005  86      0       92       
  MINIMUM         77   1124 PM  52    1981  68      9       71       
  AVERAGE         82                        77      5       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.20 1967   0.17  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.71                      3.31   2.40     4.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.78                     10.30   2.48    14.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.37                     18.99  10.38    31.74    
                                                                     
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 MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         0     24        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    298                       207     91       39       
  SINCE JUL 1   1267                      1489   -222      954       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       200    -61      243       
  SINCE MAR 1    287                       385    -98      652       
  SINCE JAN 1    317                       408    -91      737       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        50      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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