"City: ","LAKE CHARLES " "State: ","LA" "WBAN No: ", 03937 "Lat(N): ", 30.12 "Long(W): ", 93.22 "Elev(m): ", 3 "Pres(mb):", 1016 "Stn Type:","Primary" "SOLAR RADIATION FOR FLAT-PLATE COLLECTORS FACING SOUTH AT A FIXED-TILT (kWh/m2/day), Percentage Uncertainty = 9" "Tilt(deg)"," ","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec","Year" "0 ","Average", 2.7, 3.6, 4.5, 5.4, 6.0, 6.3, 6.0, 5.6, 5.0, 4.3, 3.2, 2.6, 4.6 " ","Minimum", 2.1, 3.1, 3.6, 4.5, 5.2, 5.4, 5.3, 4.7, 4.3, 3.4, 2.4, 2.3, 4.5 " ","Maximum", 3.3, 4.1, 5.2, 6.6, 7.1, 7.2, 6.8, 6.3, 5.6, 5.0, 3.7, 3.0, 4.8 "Lat - 15 ","Average", 3.3, 4.1, 4.9, 5.5, 6.0, 6.2, 5.9, 5.7, 5.4, 5.0, 3.9, 3.2, 4.9 " ","Minimum", 2.5, 3.4, 3.8, 4.6, 5.2, 5.2, 5.2, 4.7, 4.6, 3.8, 2.6, 2.8, 4.7 " ","Maximum", 4.1, 4.9, 5.8, 6.9, 7.0, 6.9, 6.6, 6.5, 6.1, 5.8, 4.6, 3.8, 5.1 "Lat ","Average", 3.7, 4.5, 5.1, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.5, 5.6, 5.4, 5.4, 4.3, 3.7, 5.0 " ","Minimum", 2.8, 3.6, 3.9, 4.5, 4.9, 4.8, 4.8, 4.6, 4.6, 3.9, 2.8, 3.1, 4.8 " ","Maximum", 4.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.8, 6.6, 6.4, 6.2, 6.2, 6.2, 6.3, 5.3, 4.4, 5.2 "Lat + 15 ","Average", 3.9, 4.6, 4.9, 5.1, 5.0, 5.0, 4.9, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 4.6, 3.9, 4.8 " ","Minimum", 2.9, 3.6, 3.8, 4.2, 4.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.2, 4.4, 3.9, 2.8, 3.3, 4.6 " ","Maximum", 5.1, 5.6, 6.0, 6.3, 5.8, 5.5, 5.4, 5.7, 6.0, 6.4, 5.7, 4.8, 5.0 "90 ","Average", 3.2, 3.5, 3.2, 2.6, 2.1, 1.9, 2.0, 2.4, 3.1, 3.9, 3.7, 3.4, 2.9 " ","Minimum", 2.4, 2.7, 2.4, 2.3, 2.0, 1.8, 1.8, 2.1, 2.7, 2.7, 2.1, 2.8, 2.8 " ","Maximum", 4.3, 4.3, 3.9, 3.1, 2.3, 2.0, 2.0, 2.6, 3.6, 4.6, 4.8, 4.2, 3.1 "SOLAR RADIATION FOR 1-AXIS TRACKING FLAT-PLATE COLLECTORS WITH A NORTH-SOUTH AXIS (kWh/m2/day), Percentage Uncertainty = 9" "Axis Tilt"," ","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec","Year" "0 ","Average", 3.6, 4.7, 5.8, 6.8, 7.5, 7.9, 7.4, 7.1, 6.4, 5.8, 4.3, 3.4, 5.9 " ","Minimum", 2.6, 3.8, 4.3, 5.3, 6.3, 6.5, 6.3, 5.6, 5.3, 4.2, 2.6, 2.8, 5.5 " ","Maximum", 4.6, 5.8, 7.4, 9.0, 9.4, 9.2, 8.7, 8.2, 7.5, 7.1, 5.3, 4.2, 6.2 "Lat - 15 ","Average", 4.0, 5.2, 6.1, 6.9, 7.5, 7.8, 7.3, 7.2, 6.7, 6.3, 4.8, 3.9, 6.1 " ","Minimum", 2.9, 4.1, 4.5, 5.4, 6.3, 6.4, 6.3, 5.6, 5.5, 4.4, 2.8, 3.2, 5.8 " ","Maximum", 5.2, 6.4, 7.8, 9.3, 9.4, 9.1, 8.6, 8.4, 7.9, 7.7, 6.0, 4.8, 6.5 "Lat ","Average", 4.3, 5.4, 6.2, 6.9, 7.2, 7.5, 7.0, 7.0, 6.8, 6.6, 5.2, 4.3, 6.2 " ","Minimum", 3.1, 4.2, 4.6, 5.3, 6.0, 6.2, 6.1, 5.5, 5.6, 4.6, 2.9, 3.5, 5.9 " ","Maximum", 5.7, 6.8, 8.0, 9.2, 9.1, 8.7, 8.3, 8.2, 8.0, 8.1, 6.6, 5.3, 6.6 "Lat + 15 ","Average", 4.5, 5.5, 6.1, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9, 6.6, 6.7, 6.6, 6.6, 5.3, 4.5, 6.1 " ","Minimum", 3.2, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1, 5.7, 5.7, 5.7, 5.2, 5.4, 4.5, 3.0, 3.6, 5.7 " ","Maximum", 6.0, 6.9, 8.0, 8.8, 8.5, 8.1, 7.8, 7.8, 7.8, 8.1, 6.8, 5.6, 6.4 "SOLAR RADIATION FOR 2-AXIS TRACKING FLAT-PLATE COLLECTORS (kWh/m2/day), Percentage Uncertainty = 9" "Tracker "," ","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec","Year" "2-Axis ","Average", 4.5, 5.5, 6.2, 7.0, 7.5, 7.9, 7.4, 7.2, 6.8, 6.7, 5.4, 4.5, 6.4 " ","Minimum", 3.3, 4.3, 4.6, 5.4, 6.3, 6.6, 6.4, 5.7, 5.6, 4.6, 3.0, 3.7, 6.0 " ","Maximum", 6.0, 6.9, 8.1, 9.3, 9.5, 9.3, 8.8, 8.4, 8.0, 8.2, 6.9, 5.7, 6.8 "DIRECT BEAM SOLAR RADIATION FOR CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS (kWh/m2/day), Percentage Uncertainty = 8" "Tracker "," ","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec","Year" "1-X, E-W ","Average", 2.4, 2.9, 2.9, 3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 3.2, 3.0, 3.1, 3.5, 3.0, 2.6, 3.0 "Hor Axis ","Minimum", 1.4, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.4, 2.6, 2.5, 2.0, 2.1, 1.9, 1.0, 1.8, 2.8 " ","Maximum", 3.8, 4.0, 4.3, 5.0, 5.0, 4.6, 4.3, 3.9, 4.0, 4.8, 4.5, 3.6, 3.4 "1-X, N-S ","Average", 2.1, 3.0, 3.5, 4.1, 4.3, 4.6, 4.1, 4.0, 3.8, 3.8, 2.8, 2.1, 3.5 "Hor Axis ","Minimum", 1.3, 1.9, 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.4, 3.2, 2.6, 2.7, 2.1, 0.9, 1.4, 3.1 " ","Maximum", 3.3, 4.2, 5.4, 6.7, 6.6, 6.0, 5.6, 5.2, 5.2, 5.3, 4.1, 3.0, 4.0 "1-X, N-S ","Average", 2.7, 3.6, 3.9, 4.1, 4.1, 4.3, 3.9, 3.9, 4.1, 4.4, 3.5, 2.8, 3.8 "Tilt=Lat ","Minimum", 1.6, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.9, 3.1, 3.0, 2.5, 2.8, 2.4, 1.1, 1.9, 3.3 " ","Maximum", 4.3, 5.0, 5.9, 6.8, 6.3, 5.6, 5.3, 5.1, 5.5, 6.1, 5.2, 3.9, 4.3 "2-X ","Average", 2.9, 3.7, 3.9, 4.2, 4.4, 4.7, 4.1, 4.1, 4.1, 4.5, 3.7, 3.0, 3.9 " ","Minimum", 1.7, 2.3, 2.3, 2.6, 3.1, 3.4, 3.3, 2.6, 2.8, 2.4, 1.2, 2.1, 3.5 " ","Maximum", 4.6, 5.1, 5.9, 6.9, 6.7, 6.1, 5.7, 5.3, 5.5, 6.2, 5.4, 4.3, 4.5 "AVERAGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS" "Element "," ","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec","Year" "Temp. ","(deg C)", 10.2, 12.1, 15.9, 20.2, 23.8, 26.8, 27.9, 27.7, 25.4, 20.6, 15.8, 11.9, 19.9 "Daily Min","(deg C)", 5.1, 6.7, 10.4, 14.8, 18.7, 22.0, 23.1, 22.8, 20.3, 14.4, 10.0, 6.4, 14.6 "Daily Max","(deg C)", 15.4, 17.4, 21.5, 25.5, 28.9, 31.7, 32.7, 32.7, 30.4, 26.8, 21.6, 17.4, 25.2 "Record Lo","(deg C)", -9.4, -5.6, -3.9, 1.1, 9.4, 13.3, 16.1, 16.1, 8.3, 0.0, -5.0,-11.7,-11.7 "Record Hi","(deg C)", 27.8, 28.3, 30.0, 35.0, 35.6, 37.2, 38.9, 38.3, 36.7, 33.3, 30.6, 27.8, 38.9 "HDD,Base="," 18.3C ", 259, 182, 99, 22, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 19, 107, 208, 898 "CDD,Base="," 18.3C ", 8, 7, 25, 77, 171, 255, 296, 291, 212, 90, 31, 10, 1472 "Rel Hum ","percent", 79, 77, 76, 76, 77, 78, 80, 80, 79, 76, 77, 79, 78 "Wind Spd."," (m/s) ", 4.4, 4.6, 4.6, 4.5, 3.9, 3.4, 2.9, 2.7, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.4, 3.8