875  
CDUS44 KLCH 290046  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
646 PM CST WED FEB 28 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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 78 MM 85 1911 69 9 83  
1932  
2011  
MINIMUM 62 MM 24 2002 50 12 67  
AVERAGE 70 60 10 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 2.10 1996 0.14 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.05 4.07 -2.02 2.66  
SINCE DEC 1 20.07 14.95 5.12 16.37  
SINCE JAN 1 10.60 9.99 0.61 10.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 143 257 -114 189  
SINCE DEC 1 838 989 -151 693  
SINCE JUL 1 1015 1202 -187 923    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 82 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 28 2024......SUNRISE 6:36 AM CST SUNSET 6:06 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 29 2024......SUNRISE 6:34 AM CST SUNSET 6:07 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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