921  
CDUS44 KLCH 092218  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
518 PM CDT TUE APR 09 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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 79 3:59 PM 89 1933 78 1 65  
MINIMUM 74 3:43 AM 35 1916 58 16 60  
AVERAGE 77 68 9 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.74 1936 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 1.23 -0.98 4.48  
SINCE MAR 1 6.91 4.95 1.96 5.70  
SINCE JAN 1 17.51 14.94 2.57 16.06  
 
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 2  
MONTH TO DATE 4 18 -14 4  
SINCE MAR 1 75 154 -79 99  
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1355 -258 1022  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 4 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 58 36 22 78  
SINCE MAR 1 149 109 40 255  
SINCE JAN 1 197 149 48 407    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 1893  
1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 34 1938  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 PM CDT  
APRIL 10 2024.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 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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