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CDUS44 KLCH 262209  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
509 PM CDT TUE MAR 26 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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 3:59 PM 88 1907 75 1 85  
MINIMUM 58 6:51 AM 34 1894 55 3 71  
1930  
1955  
AVERAGE 67 65 2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.07 2.06 1967 0.12 -0.05 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 6.66 3.17 3.49 0.98  
SINCE MAR 1 6.66 3.17 3.49 0.98  
SINCE JAN 1 17.26 13.16 4.10 11.34  
 
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 59 123 -64 92  
SINCE MAR 1 59 123 -64 92  
SINCE JUL 1 1081 1324 -243 1015  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 3 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 79 58 21 144  
SINCE MAR 1 79 58 21 144  
SINCE JAN 1 127 98 29 296    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 87 1907  
1910  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 29 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 26 2024.........SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 PM CDT  
MARCH 27 2024.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 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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