972
CDUS44 KLCH 172227
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024
...............................
..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 76 3:16 PM 85 1955 73 3 72
MINIMUM 65 3:18 AM 29 1923 54 11 46
AVERAGE 71 63 8 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.83R 1.68 1996 0.11 1.72 0.82
MONTH TO DATE 5.19 2.18 3.01 0.96
SINCE MAR 1 5.19 2.18 3.01 0.96
SINCE JAN 1 15.79 12.17 3.62 11.32
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1960 MM MM MM
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 4 -4 6
MONTH TO DATE 25 91 -66 35
SINCE MAR 1 25 91 -66 35
SINCE JUL 1 1047 1292 -245 958
COOLING
TODAY 6 2 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 73 34 39 91
SINCE MAR 1 73 34 39 91
SINCE JAN 1 121 74 47 243
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 74 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 87
......................................................
THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 86 1907
1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page