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CDUS44 KLCH 090857  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
257 AM CST SAT MAR 09 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 12:17 PM 86 1911 71 8 85  
MINIMUM 65 11:59 PM 30 1914 52 13 69  
AVERAGE 72 61 11 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.16 1.91 1973 0.13 1.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.75 1.13 1.62 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 2.75 1.13 1.62 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 13.35 11.12 2.23 10.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 49 -40 1  
SINCE MAR 1 9 49 -40 1  
SINCE JUL 1 1031 1250 -219 924  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 12  
MONTH TO DATE 35 16 19 61  
SINCE MAR 1 35 16 19 61  
SINCE JAN 1 83 56 27 213    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 PM  
LOWEST 84 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 25 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CST SUNSET 6:13 PM CST  
MARCH 10 2024.........SUNRISE 7:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:13 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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