595  
CDUS44 KLCH 172234  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
534 PM CDT MON APR 17 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 78 3:15 PM 93 2006 79 -1 83  
MINIMUM 47 4:51 AM 41 1928 60 -13 73  
AVERAGE 63 69 -6 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.33 1900 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.03 2.58 2.45 2.48  
SINCE MAR 1 6.25 6.30 -0.05 5.44  
SINCE JAN 1 16.61 16.29 0.32 9.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 30 -24 16  
SINCE MAR 1 101 166 -65 158  
SINCE JUL 1 1024 1367 -343 1202  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 99 76 23 88  
SINCE MAR 1 276 149 127 133  
SINCE JAN 1 428 189 239 175    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 20 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 90 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 36 1921  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2023.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2023.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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