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CDUS44 KLCH 210835
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT SUN APR 21 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 88 1:39 PM 92 1987 80 8 85
MINIMUM 60 11:59 PM 41 1901 60 0 65
1953
AVERAGE 74 70 4 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 3.90 1935 0.18 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.21 3.14 -0.93 5.04
SINCE MAR 1 8.87 6.86 2.01 6.26
SINCE JAN 1 19.47 16.85 2.62 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 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 33 -29 7
SINCE MAR 1 75 169 -94 102
SINCE JUL 1 1097 1370 -273 1025
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 6 3 10
MONTH TO DATE 149 94 55 113
SINCE MAR 1 240 167 73 290
SINCE JAN 1 288 207 81 442
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 57 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1953
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 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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