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CDUS44 KLCH 122209  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
509 PM CDT THU SEP 12 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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 86 3:56 PM 99 1915 90 -4 95  
MINIMUM 74 4:45 AM 50 1940 72 2 72  
AVERAGE 80 81 -1 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.96 1973 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.04 2.27 2.77 2.88  
SINCE SEP 1 5.04 2.27 2.77 2.88  
SINCE JAN 1 52.49 45.95 6.54 31.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 15 16 -1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 178 198 -20 242  
SINCE SEP 1 178 198 -20 242  
SINCE JAN 1 2891 2472 419 3242    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 99 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 48 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 12 2024.....SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:16 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2024.....SUNRISE 6:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:15 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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