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CDUS44 KLCH 122220  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
420 PM CST FRI JAN 12 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 72 7:51 AM 79 1907 62 10 75  
1989  
2017  
MINIMUM 61 3:59 PM 10 1918 43 18 50  
AVERAGE 67 52 15 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 2.02 1932 0.20 -0.17 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 3.37 2.36 1.01 1.47  
SINCE DEC 1 12.84 7.32 5.52 7.48  
SINCE JAN 1 3.37 2.36 1.01 1.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1918 MM MM MM  
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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 13 -13 2  
MONTH TO DATE 148 156 -8 27  
SINCE DEC 1 407 496 -89 333  
SINCE JUL 1 584 709 -125 563    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 1935  
1972  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 11 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2024.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:27 PM CST  
JANUARY 13 2024.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:28 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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