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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
531 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 3:47 PM 87 1908 74 -5 60
MINIMUM 46 5:55 AM 24 1923 54 -8 31
AVERAGE 58 64 -6 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.67 1985 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.19 2.49 2.70 0.97
SINCE MAR 1 5.19 2.49 2.70 0.97
SINCE JAN 1 15.79 12.48 3.31 11.33
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 7 4 3 19
MONTH TO DATE 49 103 -54 88
SINCE MAR 1 49 103 -54 88
SINCE JUL 1 1071 1304 -233 1011
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 71 40 31 91
SINCE MAR 1 71 40 31 91
SINCE JAN 1 119 80 39 243
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 7:00 AM
LOWEST 40 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 88 1907
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1965
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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