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CDUS44 KLCH 190822  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
322 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 1  
MONTH TO DATE 4 31 -27 7  
SINCE MAR 1 75 167 -92 102  
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1368 -271 1025  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 91 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1901  
1921  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT  
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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