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LOUISIANA
/ Lake Charles
Latitude (N): 30.12
Longitude
(W): 93.22
Elevation (feet): 10
Annual Precipitation (inches): 53
Annual heating degree days (base 65 deg. F): 1,580
APPROXIMATE
SUN ANGLE (at noon facing due south)
Mar
21
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June
21
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Sept
21
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Dec
21
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60 deg.
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84 deg.
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60 deg.
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36 deg.
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AVERAGE DAILY SOLAR RADIATION
|
March
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June
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September
|
December
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On
horizontal surface |
kWh/m2
|
4.5 |
6.3 |
5.0 |
2.6 |
BTU/ft2
|
1,427 |
1,998 |
1,586 |
824 |
On
vertical surface |
kWh/m2
|
3.2 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
BTU/ft2
|
1,015 |
603 |
983 |
1,078 |
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
AND WIND SPEED
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March
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June
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September
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December
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Daily
Min. - Degrees F |
51 |
72 |
69 |
44 |
Daily
Max. - Degrees F |
71 |
89 |
87 |
63 |
Wind
Speed - miles/hour |
10.3 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
9.8 |
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