823  
CDUS44 KLCH 220831  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
331 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 63 12:14 PM 88 1907 74 -11 72  
MINIMUM 55 8:58 PM 31 1965 54 1 50  
AVERAGE 59 64 -5 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.24 3.62 1949 0.10 0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.43 2.59 2.84 0.97  
SINCE MAR 1 5.43 2.59 2.84 0.97  
SINCE JAN 1 16.03 12.58 3.45 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 6 4 2 4  
MONTH TO DATE 55 107 -52 92  
SINCE MAR 1 55 107 -52 92  
SINCE JUL 1 1077 1308 -231 1015  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 71 43 28 91  
SINCE MAR 1 71 43 28 91  
SINCE JAN 1 119 83 36 243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 58 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1907  
1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 26 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 22 2024.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT  
MARCH 23 2024.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 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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