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CDUS44 KLCH 232227  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
527 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 76 2:27 PM 88 1929 74 2 82  
1935  
MINIMUM 56 6:34 AM 32 1914 55 1 68  
1915  
1955  
AVERAGE 66 64 2 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.59 1969 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.17 2.81 3.36 0.97  
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 2.81 3.36 0.97  
SINCE JAN 1 16.77 12.80 3.97 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 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 55 114 -59 92  
SINCE MAR 1 55 114 -59 92  
SINCE JUL 1 1077 1315 -238 1015  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 3 -2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 74 49 25 106  
SINCE MAR 1 74 49 25 106  
SINCE JAN 1 122 89 33 258    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 1907  
1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 30 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 23 2024.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 PM CDT  
MARCH 24 2024.........SUNRISE 7:06 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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