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CDUS44 KLCH 180835
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 76 3:16 PM 85 1955 73 3 72
MINIMUM 62 11:15 PM 29 1923 54 8 46
AVERAGE 69 63 6 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.83R 1.68 1996 0.11 1.72 0.82
MONTH TO DATE 5.19 2.18 3.01 0.96
SINCE MAR 1 5.19 2.18 3.01 0.96
SINCE JAN 1 15.79 12.17 3.62 11.32
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1960 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 4 -4 6
MONTH TO DATE 25 91 -66 35
SINCE MAR 1 25 91 -66 35
SINCE JUL 1 1047 1292 -245 958
COOLING
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 71 34 37 91
SINCE MAR 1 71 34 37 91
SINCE JAN 1 119 74 45 243
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 74 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 86 1907
1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 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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