CXUS54 KLCH 012130 CLMLCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 430 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 10/02/1900 LOW 30 10/31/1993 HIGHEST 93 10/07 MM MM 94 10/01 10/01 10/15 LOWEST 42 10/17 MM MM 43 10/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 86.5 82.1 4.4 82.3 AVG. MINIMUM 60.5 60.4 0.1 60.8 MEAN 73.5 71.3 2.2 71.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 8 2.4 5.6 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 21.44 2002 MINIMUM 0.00 1963 TOTALS 1.25 4.80 -3.55 0.95 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.15 -0.11 0.03 DAYS >= .01 1 7.7 -6.7 6 DAYS >= .10 1 4.9 -3.9 3 DAYS >= .50 1 2.5 -1.5 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.5 -0.5 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.25 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 SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 13 28 -15 32 SINCE 7/1 13 25 -12 MM COOLING TOTAL 284 222 62 240 SINCE 1/1 3273 2982 291 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/040 DATE 10/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/040 DATE 10/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.20 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62 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 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 10 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$