979  
CDUS44 KLCH 180847  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
347 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 80 2:45 PM 93 2006 79 1 78  
MINIMUM 72 6:42 AM 41 1928 60 12 47  
AVERAGE 76 69 7 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.33 1900 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 2.58 -0.39 5.03  
SINCE MAR 1 8.85 6.30 2.55 6.25  
SINCE JAN 1 19.45 16.29 3.16 16.61  
 
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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 4 30 -26 6  
SINCE MAR 1 75 166 -91 101  
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1367 -270 1024  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 5 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 112 76 36 99  
SINCE MAR 1 203 149 54 276  
SINCE JAN 1 251 189 62 428    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 90 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 36 1921  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 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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