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CDUS44 KLCH 072230  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
430 PM CST THU MAR 07 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 81 2:12 PM 87 1911 71 10 82  
MINIMUM 58 4:48 AM 27 1902 52 6 71  
AVERAGE 70 61 9 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.02 1928 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.59 1.00 0.59 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 1.59 1.00 0.59 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 12.19 10.99 1.20 10.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1996 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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 43 -34 1  
SINCE MAR 1 9 43 -34 1  
SINCE JUL 1 1031 1244 -213 924  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 2 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 28 14 14 49  
SINCE MAR 1 28 14 14 49  
SINCE JAN 1 76 54 22 201    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1914  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 7 2024.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CST SUNSET 6:11 PM CST  
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CST SUNSET 6:12 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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