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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
333 AM CDT MON APR 08 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2024  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 4:00 PM 92 1930 77 1 72  
MINIMUM 66 1:39 AM 35 1971 57 9 57  
AVERAGE 72 67 5 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 5.83 1942 0.14 -0.14 3.82  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.94 -0.93 4.39  
SINCE MAR 1 6.67 4.66 2.01 5.61  
SINCE JAN 1 17.27 14.65 2.62 15.97  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2007 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  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 14 -10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 75 150 -75 95  
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1351 -254 1018  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 4 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 36 28 8 78  
SINCE MAR 1 127 101 26 255  
SINCE JAN 1 175 141 34 407    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 71 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 33 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 PM CDT  
APRIL 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 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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