LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		68.2		51.3		54.3		61		68.3		75.3		80.7		82.6		82.5		78.4		69.7		60.7		53.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		77.7		60.6		64		71		78		84.3		89.2		91		91.3		87.7		80.7		71.2		63.5

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		58.7		42		44.6		51		58.7		66.2		72.2		74.2		73.6		69.1		58.7		50.1		43.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		107		82		83		90		95		99		103		102		107		105		94		87		82

Average Heat Index Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		69.5		51.4		54.9		61.1		68.1		76.5		83.9		86.8		86.3		79.7		69.6		60.7		53.5

Average Wind Chill Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		67.4		49.2		53.3		60.4		67.8		75.2		80.3		81.9		81.6		77.4		68.9		60		51.6

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.4		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		78		---		---		---		0.2		2.8		15		23		23.2		12.3		1.4		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		185.9		0.2		0.1		3		12.6		26.9		29.4		30.7		30.6		27.7		19		4.9		0.7

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		272.3		6.6		9.2		19.7		27.1		30.9		30		31		31		30		29.1		18.4		9.3

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		326.4		18		19.8		28.4		29.7		31		30		31		31		30		30.8		26.6		20.1

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		354.2		26.4		25.7		30.5		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.7		27.8

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		363.5		30.5		27.6		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		30.4

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		248.2		31		28		30.8		27.9		21.6		5.4		0.8		1.9		13.5		27.1		29.6		30.6

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		171.4		29.2		25.5		24.8		16.8		4.4		0.2		---		0.1		2.7		15.8		24.1		27.9

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		105.4		24		19.7		14.2		5.2		0.3		---		---		---		0.1		5.1		14.4		22.4

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		44.2		14.5		8.5		3.5		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		4.6		12.2

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.6		5.6		2.6		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		3.9

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		56		5		3.3		3.5		3.5		5.4		5.8		5.4		5.1		5.5		4.5		4.1		4.8

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		104		9		8		8		7		8		9		11		11		9		7		8		9

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		25.3		14.3		8		9.2		10.9		20.7		25.3		13.2		17.4		20		21.4		11.8		13.3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.4		0.4		0.2		0.1		---		0.8		0.5		---		0.4		---		0.1		2

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15.7		5		3.4		3.6		5.5		15.7		6.9		6.4		10.2		9.6		7.2		3.7		6.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		70.5		6.5		5		5		3.8		5.2		7.3		8.1		6.8		5.9		4.8		5.8		6.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69		7		5		5		4		5		7		8		7		6		4		5		6

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		3		2		2		2		3		3		3		3		3		2		3		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34.7		3.4		2.2		2.5		1.9		2.8		4.1		3.6		3.1		2.7		2.6		3		2.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18		2		1		1		1		2		2		2		1		2		2		1		1

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1.2		0.7		0.8		0.8		1		1.3		1.6		1.8		1.8		1.6		1.2		0.9		0.8

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		103		10		8		8		7		8		9		11		11		9		6		8		9

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77		3		3		4		5		8		10		14		13		8		3		3		3

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		75.8		14.3		6.8		9		10.9		14.8		25.3		13.2		17.4		20		17.3		14.1		13.3

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		34.8		0.8		0.6		0.3		0.5		0.3		0.8		0.5		0.8		0.4		---		0.1		2.1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		0.2		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4		4		1.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		77.1		77.2		76.5		75.7		75.8		77.3		78.6		79.1		78.7		76.5		76.3		77.4		77.1

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		91		87		87		89		91		93		93		94		94		93		91		89		88

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		60		64		59		59		59		60		62		64		62		60		52		57		63

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		59.7		43.6		46.8		52.1		58.6		66.8		72.4		74.4		73.8		68.8		60		52.7		45.9

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1491		417		291		162		45		1		---		---		---		1		35		171		367

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2808		10		13		49		136		330		480		553		558		411		193		56		20

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7018		147		183		362		542		794		930		1018		1023		859		624		348		188

Average Sea Level Pressure

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
InHg		30.1		30.2		30.1		30.1		30		30		30		30		30		30		30.1		30.1		30.1

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.9		11.6		12.4		13.3		14.1		14.5		14.3		13.6		12.7		11.8		11.1		10.7

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		196		18		16		18		17		18		13		11		16		17		18		16		18

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98		7		8		7		7		7		8		6		7		9		13		10		8

Average Possibility of Sunshine

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		69		55		60		71		71		70		77		80		78		76		72		62		53

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		152		19		15		16		15		12		9		11		9		10		9		12		16

Average Number of Partly Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		115		5		5		8		8		12		13		14		15		11		9		8		7

Average Percent Chance - Clear Skies

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		38.4		33.5		32.5		35.1		36.2		34.1		35.7		40.9		43.5		46.9		47.1		41		34.4

Average Percent Chance - Scattered Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		7.5		3.7		3.9		5.3		6.8		10.6		12.6		11.4		11.1		8.6		6.3		5.1		3.9

Average Percent Chance - Few Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		12.4		6.7		6.9		8.2		9.9		14.9		20.7		19.9		18.9		15.9		11.3		8.7		6.7

Average Percent Chance - Broken Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		14.8		10.8		11.2		14.3		16.5		19.4		18.4		17.1		16.5		14.9		13.6		13.6		11.6

Average Percent Chance - Overcast Skies

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		26.8		45.3		45.6		37.1		30.6		21		12.6		10.7		10.1		13.8		21.6		31.6		43.3

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		44.7		58.4		58.4		52.6		49.4		44.7		36.7		31.7		31.1		33.1		38.1		46.5		55.4

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		40.2		55.9		55.1		49.2		46		39.5		31		25		24.9		27.7		33.6		43.6		52.5

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		7.8		8.9		9.3		9.2		9.1		8		6.9		5.8		5.5		6.7		7.5		8.1		9

Highest Reported Hourly Wind Speed

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		58		58		40		40		44		53		53		40		46		58		38		46		39

Average Percent Chance - Calm Winds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		9.1		5.8		5.3		5.8		6.1		7.6		10.8		15		16		11.4		9.7		9.2		6.1

Average Primary Wind Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		158		99.9		133.8		185.6		209.7		207		194.3		204		162.5		111.6		125.4		152.5		109.1

Average Secondary Wind Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		153.3		89.3		117.9		182.3		175.3		200.1		214.2		218.3		180.8		121.1		124.2		108		104.6

Average Wind Vector Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		106.6		55.6		85.8		125.4		141.9		146.7		150.7		161.6		115.6		74.7		73.4		82.3		64.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.6		3.2		4.3		5.3		5.7		5.7		5.7		5.4		4.8		4		3.1		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.1		1.4		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.9		1.4		1.2		1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		3.4		3.9		4.7		5.2		5.3		5		5.1		5.2		5		4.8		3.9		3.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.3		3.5		4.2		4.9		5		4.6		4.8		4.8		4.7		4.8		4		3.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.6		3.2		4.3		5.3		5.7		5.7		5.7		5.4		4.8		4		3.1		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		1.2		1.5		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.3		2		1.6		1.2		1.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.5		4.1		5.1		5.9		6.5		6.1		5.6		5.7		5.9		5.7		6.2		5.1		4.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4.4		5.3		6.2		7.4		6.7		5.9		5.9		6.3		5.9		7		5.9		5.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2.2		2.7		3.5		4.1		4.5		4.9		5		4.8		3.9		3		2		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		1.1		1.3		1.6		1.7		2.1		2.4		2.3		2		1.7		1.1		1		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2.7		3		3.7		4		4.1		4.4		4.6		4.6		4		3.4		2.4		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		2.3		2.3		2.8		2.9		3		3.4		3.7		3.8		3.2		2.6		1.8		2.3