652  
CDUS44 KLCH 062226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT SAT APR 06 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 81 1:20 PM 87 1909 77 4 86  
1911  
MINIMUM 60 4:47 AM 37 1931 57 3 58  
1971  
AVERAGE 71 67 4 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.20 1928 0.15 -0.15 0.57  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.80 -0.79 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 6.67 4.52 2.15 1.79  
SINCE JAN 1 17.27 14.51 2.76 12.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 12 -8 0  
SINCE MAR 1 75 148 -73 95  
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1349 -252 1018  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 4 2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 29 24 5 78  
SINCE MAR 1 120 97 23 255  
SINCE JAN 1 168 137 31 407    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 35 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 6 2024.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 PM CDT  
APRIL 7 2024.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 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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