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CDUS44 KLCH 242212  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
512 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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 72 3:03 PM 86 1907 74 -2 79  
1910  
MINIMUM 50 3:15 AM 30 1915 55 -5 70  
AVERAGE 61 64 -3 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.04 1976 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.17 2.93 3.24 0.97  
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 2.93 3.24 0.97  
SINCE JAN 1 16.77 12.92 3.85 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 4 3 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 59 117 -58 92  
SINCE MAR 1 59 117 -58 92  
SINCE JUL 1 1081 1318 -237 1015  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 73 52 21 116  
SINCE MAR 1 73 52 21 116  
SINCE JAN 1 121 92 29 268    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 89 1899  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1912  
 
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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