058  
CDUS44 KLCH 122226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 80 3:50 PM 89 1908 78 2 76  
1954  
MINIMUM 53 6:05 AM 37 1918 58 -5 60  
AVERAGE 67 68 -1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.77 1969 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 1.69 0.50 4.48  
SINCE MAR 1 8.85 5.41 3.44 5.70  
SINCE JAN 1 19.45 15.40 4.05 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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 24 -20 4  
SINCE MAR 1 75 160 -85 99  
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1361 -264 1022  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 5 -3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 73 51 22 84  
SINCE MAR 1 164 124 40 261  
SINCE JAN 1 212 164 48 413    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
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 77 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 1910  
1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 32 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 PM CDT  
APRIL 13 2024.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 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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