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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 1:00 PM 90 2023 76 4 90  
MINIMUM 73 6:29 AM 35 1937 56 17 66  
1942  
AVERAGE 77 66 11 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.25 1974 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 6.66 3.85 2.81 1.22  
SINCE JAN 1 17.26 13.84 3.42 11.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 71 138 -67 95  
SINCE JUL 1 1093 1339 -246 1018  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 4 8 13  
MONTH TO DATE 12 4 8 13  
SINCE MAR 1 103 77 26 190  
SINCE JAN 1 151 117 34 342    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 71 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 87 1914  
1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 35 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 1 2024.........SUNRISE 6:57 AM CDT SUNSET 7:27 PM CDT  
APRIL 2 2024.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 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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