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CDUS44 KLCH 270854  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
354 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 2:31 PM 92 1925 81 3 84  
MINIMUM 71 3:55 AM 41 1910 62 9 62  
AVERAGE 78 72 6 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.45 1921 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 4.18 -1.92 6.17  
SINCE MAR 1 8.92 7.90 1.02 7.39  
SINCE JAN 1 19.52 17.89 1.63 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 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 36 -24 7  
SINCE MAR 1 83 172 -89 102  
SINCE JUL 1 1105 1373 -268 1025  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 7 6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 179 133 46 135  
SINCE MAR 1 270 206 64 312  
SINCE JAN 1 318 246 72 464    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 44 1898  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 27 2024.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 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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