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CDUS44 KLCH 162225
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
525 PM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 79 3:59 PM 89 1955 73 6 77
MINIMUM 62 6:19 AM 31 1913 53 9 49
AVERAGE 71 63 8 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.81 1998 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.36 2.07 1.29 0.14
SINCE MAR 1 3.36 2.07 1.29 0.14
SINCE JAN 1 13.96 12.06 1.90 10.50
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 4 -4 2
MONTH TO DATE 25 87 -62 29
SINCE MAR 1 25 87 -62 29
SINCE JUL 1 1047 1288 -241 952
COOLING
TODAY 6 2 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 67 32 35 91
SINCE MAR 1 67 32 35 91
SINCE JAN 1 115 72 43 243
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 62 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 85 1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:17 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 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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