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CDUS44 KLCH 182233
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
533 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2023
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 78 3:00 PM 91 1947 81 -3 64
1972
2016
MINIMUM 48 6:28 AM 36 1948 59 -11 42
AVERAGE 63 70 -7 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.90 1980 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.97 2.65 -0.68 0.03
SINCE SEP 1 5.43 7.67 -2.24 1.29
SINCE JAN 1 34.27 51.35 -17.08 43.34
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 2 1 1 12
MONTH TO DATE 12 6 6 12
SINCE SEP 1 12 6 6 12
SINCE JUL 1 12 6 6 12
COOLING
TODAY 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 116 152 -36 131
SINCE SEP 1 677 593 84 562
SINCE JAN 1 3677 2867 810 3014
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM
LOWEST 47 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 33 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 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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