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CDUS44 KLCH 212208  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
508 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 81 3:34 PM 93 1987 80 1 85  
MINIMUM 66 9:40 AM 41 1953 61 5 65  
AVERAGE 74 70 4 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.12 7.84 1979 0.18 0.94 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.16 3.32 2.84 2.49  
SINCE MAR 1 7.38 7.04 0.34 5.45  
SINCE JAN 1 17.74 17.03 0.71 9.21  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 34 -27 19  
SINCE MAR 1 102 170 -68 161  
SINCE JUL 1 1025 1371 -346 1205  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 6 3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 122 100 22 100  
SINCE MAR 1 299 173 126 145  
SINCE JAN 1 451 213 238 187    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 1931  
 
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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