966  
CDUS44 KLCH 210857  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
357 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 85 2:26 PM 92 1987 80 5 79  
MINIMUM 65 3:23 AM 41 1901 60 5 54  
1953  
AVERAGE 75 70 5 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.90 1935 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.04 3.14 1.90 2.49  
SINCE MAR 1 6.26 6.86 -0.60 5.45  
SINCE JAN 1 16.62 16.85 -0.23 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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 33 -26 19  
SINCE MAR 1 102 169 -67 161  
SINCE JUL 1 1025 1370 -345 1205  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 6 4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 113 94 19 90  
SINCE MAR 1 290 167 123 135  
SINCE JAN 1 442 207 235 177    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1953  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2023.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT  
APRIL 22 2023.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 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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