885  
CDUS44 KLCH 222214  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
514 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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 88 2:36 PM 92 1939 79 9 83  
MINIMUM 67 12:03 AM 36 1917 58 9 58  
1923  
AVERAGE 78 69 9 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.18 1984 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.97 3.36 -1.39 0.03  
SINCE SEP 1 5.43 8.38 -2.95 1.29  
SINCE JAN 1 34.27 52.06 -17.79 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 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 11 1 34  
SINCE SEP 1 12 11 1 34  
SINCE JUL 1 12 11 1 34  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 5 8 6  
MONTH TO DATE 156 173 -17 142  
SINCE SEP 1 717 614 103 573  
SINCE JAN 1 3717 2888 829 3025    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 0.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 98 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 22 2023.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 6:30 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2023.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 6:29 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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