Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 012130
CLMLFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
430 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 98 10/23/1933
LOW 27 10/31/1917
HIGHEST 92 10/07 MM MM 94 10/01
LOWEST 42 10/17 MM MM 42 10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 85.9 81.3 4.6 82.4
AVG. MINIMUM 60.5 60.1 0.4 61.0
MEAN 73.2 70.7 2.5 71.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 7 2.7 4.3 5
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 15.65 1985
MINIMUM 0.00 1963
TOTALS 4.11 4.76 -0.65 2.01
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.15 -0.02 0.06
DAYS >= .01 1 7.6 -6.6 6
DAYS >= .10 1 4.8 -3.8 2
DAYS >= .50 1 2.6 -1.6 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.4 -0.4 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.11 10/31 TO 10/31
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 14 34 -20 31
SINCE 7/1 14 32 -18 MM
COOLING TOTAL 276 210 66 245
SINCE 1/1 3470 2925 545 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 21/020 DATE 10/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 30/020 DATE 10/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.17
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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