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CDUS44 KLCH 240826  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
326 AM CDT THU OCT 24 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 86 2:14 PM 98 1933 79 7 89  
MINIMUM 52 5:57 AM 33 1923 57 -5 65  
AVERAGE 69 68 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.07 1985 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.53 -3.53 1.97  
SINCE SEP 1 5.59 8.55 -2.96 5.43  
SINCE JAN 1 53.04 52.23 0.81 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 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 13 1 12  
SINCE SEP 1 14 13 1 12  
SINCE JUL 1 14 13 1 12  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 5 -1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 199 178 21 168  
SINCE SEP 1 680 619 61 729  
SINCE JAN 1 3393 2893 500 3729    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 0.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 93 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 31 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 24 2024.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:27 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2024.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:26 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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