602  
CDUS44 KLCH 150806  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
306 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 82 1:31 PM 86 1918 72 10 64  
1921  
MINIMUM 70 2:05 AM 26 1993 53 17 46  
AVERAGE 76 63 13 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.59 1953 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.75 1.84 0.91 0.14  
SINCE MAR 1 2.75 1.84 0.91 0.14  
SINCE JAN 1 13.35 11.83 1.52 10.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM  
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 0 5 -5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 25 79 -54 17  
SINCE MAR 1 25 79 -54 17  
SINCE JUL 1 1047 1280 -233 940  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 2 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 53 28 25 91  
SINCE MAR 1 53 28 25 91  
SINCE JAN 1 101 68 33 243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 86 1921  
2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 30 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:17 PM CDT  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:16 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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