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CDUS44 KLCH 170835  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
335 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 71 3:31 PM 94 2015 81 -10 89  
MINIMUM 52 6:18 AM 39 1901 60 -8 60  
AVERAGE 62 71 -9 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 3 1 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 4 2 0  
SINCE SEP 1 6 4 2 0  
SINCE JUL 1 6 4 2 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1936  
2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 38 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 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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