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CDUS44 KLCH 180825  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
325 AM CDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 74 2:52 PM 92 1936 81 -7 75  
2006  
MINIMUM 42 6:12 AM 38 1943 60 -18 47  
AVERAGE 58 70 -12 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.45 1911 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.48 -2.48 1.97  
SINCE SEP 1 5.59 7.50 -1.91 5.43  
SINCE JAN 1 53.04 51.18 1.86 34.27  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 1 6 4  
MONTH TO DATE 11 5 6 10  
SINCE SEP 1 11 5 6 10  
SINCE JUL 1 11 5 6 10  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 180 146 34 116  
SINCE SEP 1 661 587 74 677  
SINCE JAN 1 3374 2861 513 3677    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 91 1947  
1972  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 36 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:32 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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