CXUS54 KLCH 021416 CLMLCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 916 AM CDT TUE APR 02 2024 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 94 03/30/1946 LOW 14 03/20/1896 HIGHEST 83 03/06 MM MM 86 03/25 03/14 LOWEST 41 03/19 MM MM 31 03/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 74.5 73.1 1.4 74.9 AVG. MINIMUM 55.1 53.1 2.0 56.3 MEAN 64.8 63.1 1.7 65.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.67 1949 MINIMUM 0.12 1955 TOTALS 4.68 3.67 1.01 1.56 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.12 0.03 0.05 DAYS >= .01 9 7.8 1.2 7 DAYS >= .10 5 4.8 0.2 1 DAYS >= .50 5 2.3 2.7 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.1 -0.1 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.58 03/21 TO 03/22 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 2023 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM T SINCE 7/1 T 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 73 130 -57 107 SINCE 7/1 1157 1277 -120 MM COOLING TOTAL 75 71 4 131 SINCE 1/1 109 109 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/120 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/120 DATE 03/15 41/170 03/25 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$