633  
CDUS44 KLCH 200820  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
320 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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 84 2:25 PM 93 1921 80 4 65  
MINIMUM 57 3:53 AM 33 1948 59 -2 36  
AVERAGE 71 70 1 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.14 2013 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.97 2.83 -0.86 0.03  
SINCE SEP 1 5.43 7.85 -2.42 1.29  
SINCE JAN 1 34.27 51.53 -17.26 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 0 1 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 12 7 5 26  
SINCE SEP 1 12 7 5 26  
SINCE JUL 1 12 7 5 26  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 6 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 122 158 -36 131  
SINCE SEP 1 683 599 84 562  
SINCE JAN 1 3683 2873 810 3014    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 91 1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 33 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2023.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:32 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 6:31 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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