075  
CDUS44 KLCH 222226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 76 3:22 PM 87 1907 74 2 79  
1916  
MINIMUM 58 6:00 AM 26 1915 54 4 60  
AVERAGE 67 64 3 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.74 1.87 1926 0.11 0.63 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.17 2.70 3.47 0.97  
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 2.70 3.47 0.97  
SINCE JAN 1 16.77 12.69 4.08 11.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1968 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 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 55 111 -56 92  
SINCE MAR 1 55 111 -56 92  
SINCE JUL 1 1077 1312 -235 1015  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 3 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 73 46 27 96  
SINCE MAR 1 73 46 27 96  
SINCE JAN 1 121 86 35 248    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 88 1929  
1935  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1914  
1915  
1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 22 2024.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT  
MARCH 23 2024.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 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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