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CDUS44 KLCH 010814  
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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
314 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 87 3:20 PM 92 1901 82 5 80  
1955  
MINIMUM 60 6:05 AM 45 1965 63 -3 55  
AVERAGE 74 73 1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.78 1940 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.26 4.91 -0.65 6.69  
SINCE MAR 1 10.92 8.63 2.29 7.91  
SINCE JAN 1 21.52 18.62 2.90 18.27  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 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 9 8 1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 223 162 61 156  
SINCE MAR 1 314 235 79 333  
SINCE JAN 1 362 275 87 485    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 42 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 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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