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CDUS44 KLCH 312232
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
532 PM CDT SUN MAR 31 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 80 3:43 PM 87 1946 76 4 81
MINIMUM 67 4:47 AM 31 1987 56 11 70
AVERAGE 74 66 8 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.15 1935 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.66 3.72 2.94 1.22
SINCE MAR 1 6.66 3.72 2.94 1.22
SINCE JAN 1 17.26 13.71 3.55 11.58
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 71 138 -67 95
SINCE MAR 1 71 138 -67 95
SINCE JUL 1 1093 1339 -246 1018
COOLING
TODAY 9 4 5 11
MONTH TO DATE 91 73 18 177
SINCE MAR 1 91 73 18 177
SINCE JAN 1 139 113 26 329
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM
LOWEST 65 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 90 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 35 1937
1942
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2024.........SUNRISE 6:58 AM CDT SUNSET 7:27 PM CDT
APRIL 1 2024.........SUNRISE 6:57 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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