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CDUS44 KLCH 282208  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
508 PM CDT SUN APR 28 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 87 2:09 PM 93 1933 82 5 83  
1987  
MINIMUM 73 2:44 AM 39 1928 62 11 60  
AVERAGE 80 72 8 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.46 1972 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 4.55 -2.29 6.60  
SINCE MAR 1 8.92 8.27 0.65 7.82  
SINCE JAN 1 19.52 18.26 1.26 18.18  
 
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 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  
TODAY 15 7 8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 209 147 62 150  
SINCE MAR 1 300 220 80 327  
SINCE JAN 1 348 260 88 479    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT  
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 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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