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CDUS44 KLCH 042350
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
550 PM CST MON MAR 04 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2024
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 80 1:18 PM 85 1923 70 10 77
MINIMUM 71 3:32 AM 26 1943 51 20 50
1960
2002
AVERAGE 76 60 16 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.16 1.65 1915 0.14 0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 0.57 0.48 0.02
SINCE MAR 1 1.05 0.57 0.48 0.02
SINCE JAN 1 11.65 10.56 1.09 10.38
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 1
MONTH TO DATE 9 25 -16 1
SINCE MAR 1 9 25 -16 1
SINCE JUL 1 1031 1226 -195 924
COOLING
TODAY 11 2 9 0
MONTH TO DATE 20 8 12 28
SINCE MAR 1 20 8 12 28
SINCE JAN 1 68 48 20 180
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 5:00 PM
LOWEST 82 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 90
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 93 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 24 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 4 2024.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CST SUNSET 6:09 PM CST
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CST SUNSET 6:10 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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