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CDUS44 KLCH 052216  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
516 PM CDT THU OCT 05 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 84 10:54 AM 95 1928 85 -1 87  
MINIMUM 71 1:17 PM 45 2010 64 7 63  
AVERAGE 78 75 3 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.52 3.08 1906 0.14 1.38 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.52 0.73 0.79 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 4.98 5.75 -0.77 1.26  
SINCE JAN 1 33.82 49.43 -15.61 43.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 10 3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 76 52 24 32  
SINCE SEP 1 637 493 144 463  
SINCE JAN 1 3637 2767 870 2915    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 95 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 39 1932  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2023.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 6:49 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2023.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 6:48 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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