399  
CDUS44 KLCH 220811  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
311 AM CDT SAT APR 22 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 3:34 PM 93 1987 80 1 85  
MINIMUM 64 11:59 PM 41 1953 61 3 65  
AVERAGE 73 70 3 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.13 7.84 1979 0.18 0.95 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.17 3.32 2.85 2.49  
SINCE MAR 1 7.39 7.04 0.35 5.45  
SINCE JAN 1 17.75 17.03 0.72 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 34 -27 19  
SINCE MAR 1 102 170 -68 161  
SINCE JUL 1 1025 1371 -346 1205  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 6 2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 121 100 21 100  
SINCE MAR 1 298 173 125 145  
SINCE JAN 1 450 213 237 187    
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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 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2023.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
APRIL 23 2023.........SUNRISE 6:33 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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