797  
CDUS44 KLCH 232231  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
531 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 89 2:46 PM 98 1933 79 10 85  
MINIMUM 65 6:52 AM 33 1923 57 8 62  
AVERAGE 77 68 9 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.07 1985 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.97 3.53 -1.56 0.03  
SINCE SEP 1 5.43 8.55 -3.12 1.29  
SINCE JAN 1 34.27 52.23 -17.96 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 13 -1 34  
SINCE SEP 1 12 13 -1 34  
SINCE JUL 1 12 13 -1 34  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 5 7 9  
MONTH TO DATE 168 178 -10 151  
SINCE SEP 1 729 619 110 582  
SINCE JAN 1 3729 2893 836 3034    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
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 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 93 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 31 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 23 2023.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 6:29 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2023.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 6:28 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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