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CDUS44 KLCH 182225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 69 2:51 PM 86 1907 73 -4 53  
1911  
MINIMUM 60 6:59 AM 31 1915 54 6 46  
AVERAGE 65 63 2 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.32 1957 0.10 -0.10 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 5.19 2.28 2.91 0.97  
SINCE MAR 1 5.19 2.28 2.91 0.97  
SINCE JAN 1 15.79 12.27 3.52 11.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 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  
TODAY 0 4 -4 15  
MONTH TO DATE 25 95 -70 50  
SINCE MAR 1 25 95 -70 50  
SINCE JUL 1 1047 1296 -249 973  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 71 36 35 91  
SINCE MAR 1 71 36 35 91  
SINCE JAN 1 119 76 43 243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1923  
 
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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