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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
315 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2020


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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2020


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         77   1232 PM  88    1914  76      1       74
  MINIMUM         60   1157 PM  35    1915  55      5       63
  AVERAGE         69                        65      4       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07          6.42 2019   0.11  -0.04     6.42
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.42  -0.35     6.42
  SINCE MAR 1      1.74                      4.08  -2.34     7.12
  SINCE JAN 1     10.86                     12.77  -1.91    15.04

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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        12     -7       28
  SINCE MAR 1     34                       174   -140      183
  SINCE JUL 1    990                      1456   -466     1219

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        4
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        12     -1        4
  SINCE MAR 1    225                        61    164       65
  SINCE JAN 1    276                        84    192       91
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1920
                                             1913


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  5 2020.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT
APRIL  6 2020.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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