832  
CDUS44 KLCH 190558  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
1158 PM CST THU JAN 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 1100 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 65 MM 81 1894 62 3 77  
MINIMUM 35 MM 17 2018 43 -8 65  
AVERAGE 50 53 -3 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 3.74 1992 0.20 -0.16 0.81  
MONTH TO DATE 3.56 3.58 -0.02 2.28  
SINCE DEC 1 13.03 8.54 4.49 8.29  
SINCE JAN 1 3.56 3.58 -0.02 2.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1930 MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 13 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 308 234 74 77  
SINCE DEC 1 567 574 -7 383  
SINCE JUL 1 744 787 -43 613    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 PM  
LOWEST 69 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 14 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2024.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 5:32 PM CST  
JANUARY 19 2024.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 5:33 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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