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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
148 PM CST WED FEB 1 2017

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2017

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              88   01/05/1913
 LOW               12   01/24/1948
HIGHEST            79   01/13        MM      MM       75  01/31
LOWEST             23   01/07        MM      MM       31  01/28
                                                          01/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.4              61.4     7.0     61.7
AVG. MINIMUM     50.7              42.3     8.4     40.6
MEAN             59.5              51.8     7.7     51.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      3               4.6    -1.6        4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.29   1991
 MINIMUM         0.41   2009
TOTALS           4.91              5.23   -0.32     4.10
DAILY AVG.       0.16              0.17   -0.01     0.13
DAYS >= .01         8               9.6    -1.6        9
DAYS >= .10         7               6.5     0.5        5
DAYS >= .50         3               3.4    -0.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.7     1.3        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.21   12/31 TO 01/01

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5
TOTALS              T                 T     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1           T                 T     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   01/06 TO 01/06

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     219               417    -198      425
 SINCE 7/1        566               991    -425      707
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/320    DATE  01/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/310    DATE  01/22

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      1
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      9
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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