981  
CDUS44 KLCH 042226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
426 PM CST MON MAR 04 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 80 1:18 PM 85 1923 70 10 77  
MINIMUM 71 3:32 AM 26 1943 51 20 50  
1960  
2002  
AVERAGE 76 60 16 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.16 1.65 1915 0.14 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 0.57 0.48 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 1.05 0.57 0.48 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 11.65 10.56 1.09 10.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 1  
MONTH TO DATE 9 25 -16 1  
SINCE MAR 1 9 25 -16 1  
SINCE JUL 1 1031 1226 -195 924  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 2 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 8 12 28  
SINCE MAR 1 20 8 12 28  
SINCE JAN 1 68 48 20 180    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 82 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 93 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 24 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 4 2024.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CST SUNSET 6:09 PM CST  
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CST SUNSET 6:10 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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