688  
CDUS44 KLCH 120846  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
346 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 2024  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 72 4:15 PM 91 1911 72 0 82  
MINIMUM 51 6:33 AM 30 1924 53 -2 64  
AVERAGE 62 62 0 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.72 1903 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.75 1.50 1.25 0.14  
SINCE MAR 1 2.75 1.50 1.25 0.14  
SINCE JAN 1 13.35 11.49 1.86 10.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1932 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  
YESTERDAY 3 5 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 64 -41 1  
SINCE MAR 1 23 64 -41 1  
SINCE JUL 1 1045 1265 -220 924  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 35 22 13 87  
SINCE MAR 1 35 22 13 87  
SINCE JAN 1 83 62 21 239    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 31 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 93 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 12 2024.........SUNRISE 7:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:15 PM CDT  
MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE 7:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:15 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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