931  
CDUS44 KLCH 210819  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
319 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 90 2:49 PM 91 1926 80 10 75  
MINIMUM 65 5:15 AM 33 1989 59 6 38  
AVERAGE 78 69 9 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.79 1902 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.97 3.01 -1.04 0.03  
SINCE SEP 1 5.43 8.03 -2.60 1.29  
SINCE JAN 1 34.27 51.71 -17.44 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 8  
MONTH TO DATE 12 8 4 34  
SINCE SEP 1 12 8 4 34  
SINCE JUL 1 12 8 4 34  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 5 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 135 163 -28 131  
SINCE SEP 1 696 604 92 562  
SINCE JAN 1 3696 2878 818 3014    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 35 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 6:31 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2023.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 6:30 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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