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CDUS44 KLCH 302226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT SAT MAR 30 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 79 2:45 PM 90 1946 76 3 82  
MINIMUM 57 5:43 AM 34 1987 56 1 53  
AVERAGE 68 66 2 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.39 1918 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.66 3.61 3.05 1.22  
SINCE MAR 1 6.66 3.61 3.05 1.22  
SINCE JAN 1 17.26 13.60 3.66 11.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 71 135 -64 95  
SINCE MAR 1 71 135 -64 95  
SINCE JUL 1 1093 1336 -243 1018  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 3 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 82 70 12 166  
SINCE MAR 1 82 70 12 166  
SINCE JAN 1 130 110 20 318    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 87 1946  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 31 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 30 2024.........SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 PM CDT  
MARCH 31 2024.........SUNRISE 6:58 AM CDT SUNSET 7:27 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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