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CDUS44 KLCH 292256  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
556 PM CDT MON APR 29 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 77 12:05 AM 92 1955 82 -5 74  
MINIMUM 65 11:41 AM 44 1916 63 2 61  
AVERAGE 71 72 -1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 2.00 4.36 1960 0.17 1.83 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 4.26 4.72 -0.46 6.69  
SINCE MAR 1 10.92 8.44 2.48 7.91  
SINCE JAN 1 21.52 18.43 3.09 18.27  
 
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 6 8 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 215 155 60 153  
SINCE MAR 1 306 228 78 330  
SINCE JAN 1 354 268 86 482    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 84 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 1901  
1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT  
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE 6:25 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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