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CDUS44 KLCH 240825  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
325 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 76 2:27 PM 88 1929 74 2 82  
1935  
MINIMUM 53 11:59 PM 32 1914 55 -2 68  
1915  
1955  
AVERAGE 65 64 1 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 73 49 24 106  
SINCE MAR 1 73 49 24 106  
SINCE JAN 1 121 89 32 258    
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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 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 1907  
1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 30 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 24 2024.........SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 PM CDT  
MARCH 25 2024.........SUNRISE 7:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 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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