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CDUS44 KLCH 102207  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
507 PM CDT WED APR 10 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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 81 3:59 PM 91 1893 78 3 74  
1927  
MINIMUM 65 9:27 AM 34 1938 58 7 58  
AVERAGE 73 68 5 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.94 4.97 1955 0.14 1.80 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 1.37 0.82 4.48  
SINCE MAR 1 8.85 5.09 3.76 5.70  
SINCE JAN 1 19.45 15.08 4.37 16.06  
 
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 4 20 -16 4  
SINCE MAR 1 75 156 -81 99  
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1357 -260 1022  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 5 3 1  
MONTH TO DATE 66 41 25 79  
SINCE MAR 1 157 114 43 256  
SINCE JAN 1 205 154 51 408    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 36 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 10 2024.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 PM CDT  
APRIL 11 2024.........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 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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