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CDUS44 KLCH 222226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT MON APR 22 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 73 3:16 PM 92 1925 80 -7 80  
MINIMUM 47 4:39 AM 40 1931 61 -14 56  
AVERAGE 60 71 -11 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.71 1979 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 3.50 -1.24 6.17  
SINCE MAR 1 8.92 7.22 1.70 7.39  
SINCE JAN 1 19.52 17.21 2.31 17.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2001 MM MM 0.0  
2002  
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 5 1 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 35 -24 7  
SINCE MAR 1 82 171 -89 102  
SINCE JUL 1 1104 1372 -268 1025  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 149 106 43 124  
SINCE MAR 1 240 179 61 301  
SINCE JAN 1 288 219 69 453    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
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 89 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 90 1925  
2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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