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CDUS44 KLCH 022226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT TUE APR 02 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 82 10:53 AM 87 1914 76 6 85  
1925  
MINIMUM 70 5:15 AM 35 1907 56 14 62  
AVERAGE 76 66 10 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.30 2017 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.25 -0.25 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.66 3.97 2.69 1.22  
SINCE JAN 1 17.26 13.96 3.30 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 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 4 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 71 140 -69 95  
SINCE JUL 1 1093 1341 -248 1018  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 4 7 9  
MONTH TO DATE 23 8 15 22  
SINCE MAR 1 114 81 33 199  
SINCE JAN 1 162 121 41 351    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 88 1939  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 2 2024.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT  
APRIL 3 2024.........SUNRISE 6:54 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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