933  
CDUS44 KLCH 190828  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
328 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 69 2:51 PM 86 1907 73 -4 53  
1911  
MINIMUM 50 11:33 PM 31 1915 54 -4 46  
AVERAGE 60 63 -3 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.32 1957 0.10 -0.10 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 5.19 2.28 2.91 0.97  
SINCE MAR 1 5.19 2.28 2.91 0.97  
SINCE JAN 1 15.79 12.27 3.52 11.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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  
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 30 95 -65 50  
SINCE MAR 1 30 95 -65 50  
SINCE JUL 1 1052 1296 -244 973  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 71 36 35 91  
SINCE MAR 1 71 36 35 91  
SINCE JAN 1 119 76 43 243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 PM CDT  
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 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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