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CXUS54 KLCH 011116  
CLMLFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
616 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 93 04/17/2006  
04/28/1987  
04/21/1987  
LOW 32 04/13/1940  
HIGHEST 88 04/20 MM MM 90 04/01  
LOWEST 45 04/04 MM MM 47 04/17  
AVG. MAXIMUM 81.2 79.0 2.2 79.0  
AVG. MINIMUM 62.3 59.3 3.0 60.4  
MEAN 71.8 69.2 2.6 69.7  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2 1  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 15.57 1979  
MINIMUM 0.45 1987  
TOTALS 4.26 4.91 -0.65 6.69  
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.16 -0.02 0.22  
DAYS >= .01 7 7.5 -0.5 9  
DAYS >= .10 3 4.7 -1.7 6  
DAYS >= .50 2 3.0 -1.0 3  
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.7 0.3 2  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 2.00 04/29 TO 04/29  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL T 5  
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE 7/1 T MM MM MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR TOTAL MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 12 38 -26 7  
SINCE 7/1 1105 1373 -268 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 223 162 61 156  
SINCE 1/1 362 275 87 MM    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/290 DATE 04/10  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/290 DATE 04/10  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 4  
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2  
HAZE 1  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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