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CDUS44 KLCH 182216
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
516 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2023
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 74 3:16 PM 90 2006 80 -6 74
MINIMUM 53 4:06 AM 36 1921 60 -7 56
AVERAGE 64 70 -6 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 4.58 1918 0.19 -0.18 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 5.04 2.77 2.27 2.49
SINCE MAR 1 6.26 6.49 -0.23 5.45
SINCE JAN 1 16.62 16.48 0.14 9.21
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 1 1 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 7 31 -24 16
SINCE MAR 1 102 167 -65 158
SINCE JUL 1 1025 1368 -343 1202
COOLING
TODAY 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 99 82 17 88
SINCE MAR 1 276 155 121 133
SINCE JAN 1 428 195 233 175
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM
LOWEST 44 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 91 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1901
1921
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2023.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2023.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 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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