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CDUS44 KLCH 232225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT TUE APR 23 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 78 2:59 PM 90 1925 81 -3 73  
2006  
MINIMUM 49 6:03 AM 41 1927 61 -12 57  
AVERAGE 64 71 -7 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.10 1952 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 3.66 -1.40 6.17  
SINCE MAR 1 8.92 7.38 1.54 7.39  
SINCE JAN 1 19.52 17.37 2.15 17.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 36 -24 7  
SINCE MAR 1 83 172 -89 102  
SINCE JUL 1 1105 1373 -268 1025  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 149 112 37 124  
SINCE MAR 1 240 185 55 301  
SINCE JAN 1 288 225 63 453    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 90 1955  
2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1910  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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