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CDUS44 KLCH 200855  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
355 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 64 4:03 PM 87 1955 73 -9 55  
MINIMUM 41 5:40 AM 29 1923 54 -13 37  
AVERAGE 53 64 -11 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.79 1905 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.19 2.38 2.81 0.97  
SINCE MAR 1 5.19 2.38 2.81 0.97  
SINCE JAN 1 15.79 12.37 3.42 11.33  
 
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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 12 4 8 19  
MONTH TO DATE 42 99 -57 69  
SINCE MAR 1 42 99 -57 69  
SINCE JUL 1 1064 1300 -236 992  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 71 38 33 91  
SINCE MAR 1 71 38 33 91  
SINCE JAN 1 119 78 41 243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1908  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 24 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT  
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 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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