031  
CDUS44 KLCH 032226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT WED APR 03 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 75 3:56 PM 88 1939 76 -1 88  
2023  
MINIMUM 53 6:25 AM 33 1915 57 -4 75  
AVERAGE 64 66 -2 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.41 2013 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.38 -0.37 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.67 4.10 2.57 1.22  
SINCE JAN 1 17.27 14.09 3.18 11.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 2 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 6 -5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 72 142 -70 95  
SINCE JUL 1 1094 1343 -249 1018  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 19 12 7 39  
SINCE MAR 1 110 85 25 216  
SINCE JAN 1 158 125 33 368    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 89 1893  
1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 3 2024.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT  
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 6:53 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 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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