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CDUS44 KLCH 052219  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
419 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 73 3:59 PM 93 1910 70 3 81  
MINIMUM 65 1:54 PM 24 1917 51 14 50  
AVERAGE 69 61 8 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.43 1.80 2011 0.15 0.28 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.59 0.72 0.87 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 1.59 0.72 0.87 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 12.19 10.71 1.48 10.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1954 MM MM 0.0  
2015  
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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 31 -22 1  
SINCE MAR 1 9 31 -22 1  
SINCE JUL 1 1031 1232 -201 924  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 2 2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 22 10 12 29  
SINCE MAR 1 22 10 12 29  
SINCE JAN 1 70 50 20 181    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 76 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 27 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CST SUNSET 6:10 PM CST  
MARCH 6 2024.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CST SUNSET 6:11 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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