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CDUS44 KLCH 160828  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
328 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 1:58 PM 89 1912 79 3 80  
MINIMUM 65 6:08 AM 37 2008 59 6 66  
AVERAGE 74 69 5 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.75 1967 0.18 -0.18 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 2.20 -0.01 4.67  
SINCE MAR 1 8.85 5.92 2.93 5.89  
SINCE JAN 1 19.45 15.91 3.54 16.25  
 
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 28 -24 4  
SINCE MAR 1 75 164 -89 99  
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1365 -268 1022  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 5 4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 90 66 24 98  
SINCE MAR 1 181 139 42 275  
SINCE JAN 1 229 179 50 427    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 92 1894  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 38 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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