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CDUS44 KLCH 032226
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT WED APR 03 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 75 3:56 PM 88 1939 76 -1 88
2023
MINIMUM 53 6:25 AM 33 1915 57 -4 75
AVERAGE 64 66 -2 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.41 2013 0.13 -0.13 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.38 -0.37 T
SINCE MAR 1 6.67 4.10 2.57 1.22
SINCE JAN 1 17.27 14.09 3.18 11.58
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 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 1 2 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 6 -5 0
SINCE MAR 1 72 142 -70 95
SINCE JUL 1 1094 1343 -249 1018
COOLING
TODAY 0 4 -4 17
MONTH TO DATE 19 12 7 39
SINCE MAR 1 110 85 25 216
SINCE JAN 1 158 125 33 368
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 1:00 AM
LOWEST 34 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 89 1893
1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 3 2024.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 6:53 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 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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