996  
CDUS44 KLCH 092225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
425 PM CST SAT MAR 09 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 66 1:25 PM 91 1911 71 -5 86  
MINIMUM 61 3:59 PM 25 1996 52 9 68  
AVERAGE 64 62 2 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.33 1921 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.75 1.26 1.49 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 2.75 1.26 1.49 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 13.35 11.25 2.10 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 1 5 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 54 -44 1  
SINCE MAR 1 10 54 -44 1  
SINCE JUL 1 1032 1255 -223 924  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 35 18 17 73  
SINCE MAR 1 35 18 17 73  
SINCE JAN 1 83 58 25 225    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 26 1932  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CST SUNSET 6:13 PM CST  
MARCH 10 2024.........SUNRISE 7:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:13 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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