500  
CDUS44 KLCH 150827  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
327 AM CDT MON APR 15 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 82 1:25 PM 88 1912 79 3 82  
2001  
MINIMUM 57 4:49 AM 39 1909 59 -2 57  
AVERAGE 70 69 1 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.34 1991 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 2.02 0.17 4.48  
SINCE MAR 1 8.85 5.74 3.11 5.70  
SINCE JAN 1 19.45 15.73 3.72 16.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 27 -23 4  
SINCE MAR 1 75 163 -88 99  
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1364 -267 1022  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 5 0 5  
MONTH TO DATE 81 61 20 90  
SINCE MAR 1 172 134 38 267  
SINCE JAN 1 220 174 46 419    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 89 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 37 2008  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 15 2024.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT  
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 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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