436  
CDUS44 KLCH 040821  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
221 AM CST THU JAN 04 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 62 3:39 PM 80 2023 62 0 80  
MINIMUM 44 11:59 PM 19 1928 44 0 67  
AVERAGE 53 53 0 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.71 2.29 1926 0.18 0.53 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 0.73 0.56 0.17 0.19  
SINCE DEC 1 10.20 5.52 4.68 6.20  
SINCE JAN 1 0.73 0.56 0.17 0.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM T 1976 MM MM 0.0  
2018  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 12 13 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 45 39 6 0  
SINCE DEC 1 304 379 -75 306  
SINCE JUL 1 481 592 -111 536    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 18 1911  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2024.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:21 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 2024.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:22 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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