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CDUS44 KLCH 220806  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
306 AM CDT MON APR 22 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 72 3:29 PM 93 1987 80 -8 81  
MINIMUM 53 11:58 PM 41 1953 61 -8 64  
AVERAGE 63 70 -7 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 7.84 1979 0.18 -0.13 1.13  
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 3.32 -1.06 6.17  
SINCE MAR 1 8.92 7.04 1.88 7.39  
SINCE JAN 1 19.52 17.03 2.49 17.75  
 
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 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 34 -28 7  
SINCE MAR 1 77 170 -93 102  
SINCE JUL 1 1099 1371 -272 1025  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 149 100 49 121  
SINCE MAR 1 240 173 67 298  
SINCE JAN 1 288 213 75 450    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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