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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
419 PM CST SAT MAR 02 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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 76 3:58 PM 85 1932 70 6 85  
2023  
MINIMUM 55 7:30 AM 25 1980 51 4 72  
AVERAGE 66 60 6 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.15 1979 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 0.29 0.60 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.89 0.29 0.60 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 11.49 10.28 1.21 10.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 13 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 9 13 -4 0  
SINCE JUL 1 1031 1214 -183 923  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 2 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 1 4 -3 26  
SINCE MAR 1 1 4 -3 26  
SINCE JAN 1 49 44 5 178    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 83 1909  
1923  
1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 22 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 2 2024.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CST SUNSET 6:08 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2024.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CST SUNSET 6:09 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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