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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
534 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2025

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         85   3:59 PM  91    1998  84      1       85
                                      1999
                                      2018
  MINIMUM         61   5:34 AM  46    1898  65     -4       76
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.01 1990   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.20                      1.33   4.87     4.67
  SINCE MAR 1      9.16                      9.44  -0.28    13.37
  SINCE JAN 1     18.83                     18.59   0.24    26.69

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1    126                       164    -38       84
  SINCE JUL 1   1196                      1312   -116     1168

 COOLING
  TODAY            8                         9     -1       16
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        68     -8       90
  SINCE MAR 1    387                       298     89      361
  SINCE JAN 1    449                       336    113      395
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     51           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        92      1916
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1898
                                             1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2025...........SUNRISE   6:24 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 PM CDT
MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   6:23 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:56 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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