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CDUS44 KLCH 182210
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
510 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 84 2:35 PM 90 2006 80 4 74
MINIMUM 73 12:16 AM 36 1921 60 13 53
AVERAGE 79 70 9 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.58 1918 0.19 -0.19 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 2.77 -0.58 5.04
SINCE MAR 1 8.85 6.49 2.36 6.26
SINCE JAN 1 19.45 16.48 2.97 16.62
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 1 -1 1
MONTH TO DATE 4 31 -27 7
SINCE MAR 1 75 167 -92 102
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1368 -271 1025
COOLING
TODAY 14 6 8 0
MONTH TO DATE 126 82 44 99
SINCE MAR 1 217 155 62 276
SINCE JAN 1 265 195 70 428
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM
LOWEST 67 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 91 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1901
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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