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CDUS44 KLCH 032213  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
413 PM CST SUN MAR 03 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 81 3:36 PM 83 1909 70 11 76  
1923  
1938  
MINIMUM 64 12:15 AM 22 1980 51 13 58  
AVERAGE 73 60 13 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.60 2001 0.14 -0.14 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 0.43 0.46 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 0.89 0.43 0.46 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 11.49 10.42 1.07 10.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 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 19 -10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 9 19 -10 0  
SINCE JUL 1 1031 1220 -189 923  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 2 6 2  
MONTH TO DATE 9 6 3 28  
SINCE MAR 1 9 6 3 28  
SINCE JAN 1 57 46 11 180    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 85 1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 26 1943  
1960  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 3 2024.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CST SUNSET 6:09 PM CST  
MARCH 4 2024.........SUNRISE 6:30 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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