695  
CDUS44 KLCH 272224  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
524 PM CDT THU APR 27 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 3:38 PM 92 1933 82 -1 80  
MINIMUM 64 7:25 AM 44 1898 62 2 52  
AVERAGE 73 72 1 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.43 3.52 1997 0.18 0.25 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.60 4.36 2.24 2.76  
SINCE MAR 1 7.82 8.08 -0.26 5.72  
SINCE JAN 1 18.18 18.07 0.11 9.48  
 
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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 36 -29 19  
SINCE MAR 1 102 172 -70 161  
SINCE JUL 1 1025 1373 -348 1205  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 7 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 143 140 3 148  
SINCE MAR 1 320 213 107 193  
SINCE JAN 1 472 253 219 235    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1933  
1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 39 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 27 2023.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2023.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 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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