958  
CDUS44 KLCH 140829  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
329 AM CDT THU MAR 14 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 79 2:53 PM 90 1911 72 7 68  
MINIMUM 64 3:36 AM 28 1914 53 11 49  
AVERAGE 72 62 10 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.09 1995 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.75 1.73 1.02 0.14  
SINCE MAR 1 2.75 1.73 1.02 0.14  
SINCE JAN 1 13.35 11.72 1.63 10.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 6  
MONTH TO DATE 25 74 -49 7  
SINCE MAR 1 25 74 -49 7  
SINCE JUL 1 1047 1275 -228 930  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 26 16 91  
SINCE MAR 1 42 26 16 91  
SINCE JAN 1 90 66 24 243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 86 1918  
1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 26 1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:16 PM CDT  
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:17 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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