Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 010914
CLMLCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
414 AM CDT SUN SEP 01 2024
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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 109 08/27/2023
LOW 59 08/15/2004
08/29/1992
08/25/1917
HIGHEST 99 08/17 MM MM 109 08/27
08/18
08/22
LOWEST 72 08/22 MM MM 71 08/31
08/25
AVG. MAXIMUM 94.8 92.8 2.0 99.6
AVG. MINIMUM 76.5 75.1 1.4 78.7
MEAN 85.6 84.0 1.6 89.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 26 25.0 1.0 31
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 23.57 2017
MINIMUM 0.00 1999
TOTALS 2.23 6.19 -3.96 1.11
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.20 -0.13 0.04
DAYS >= .01 9 11.3 -2.3 2
DAYS >= .10 4 7.4 -3.4 2
DAYS >= .50 1 3.6 -2.6 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 2.1 -2.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.99 08/29 TO 08/30
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING TOTAL 648 587 61 757
SINCE 1/1 2506 2308 198 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/040 DATE 08/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/050 DATE 08/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.18
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 8
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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