813  
CDUS44 KLCH 162310  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
610 PM CDT MON OCT 16 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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 70 4:00 PM 94 2015 81 -11 89  
MINIMUM 52 MM 39 1901 60 -8 60  
AVERAGE 61 71 -10 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.80 2018 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.97 2.32 -0.35 0.03  
SINCE SEP 1 5.43 7.34 -1.91 1.29  
SINCE JAN 1 34.27 51.02 -16.75 43.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 1 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 4 3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 7 4 3 0  
SINCE JUL 1 7 4 3 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 10  
MONTH TO DATE 116 140 -24 129  
SINCE SEP 1 677 581 96 560  
SINCE JAN 1 3677 2855 822 3012    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1936  
2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 38 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2023.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:36 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 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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