649  
CDUS44 KLCH 200820  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
320 AM CDT THU APR 20 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 81 3:56 PM 91 1987 80 1 74  
MINIMUM 57 6:07 AM 40 1901 60 -3 50  
1921  
AVERAGE 69 70 -1 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 1914 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.04 2.96 2.08 2.49  
SINCE MAR 1 6.26 6.68 -0.42 5.45  
SINCE JAN 1 16.62 16.67 -0.05 9.21  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 7 32 -25 19  
SINCE MAR 1 102 168 -66 161  
SINCE JUL 1 1025 1369 -344 1205  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 6 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 103 88 15 88  
SINCE MAR 1 280 161 119 133  
SINCE JAN 1 432 201 231 175    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1901  
1953  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 20 2023.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT  
APRIL 21 2023.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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