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CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
504 PM CDT THU OCT 24 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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         85   2:13 PM  93    1919  79      6       87          
  MINIMUM         54   5:34 AM  31    1917  57     -3       64          
  AVERAGE         70                        68      2       76       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          1.65 1996   0.16  -0.16     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.69  -3.69     1.97       
  SINCE SEP 1      5.59                      8.71  -3.12     5.43       
  SINCE JAN 1     53.04                     52.39   0.65    34.27       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  TODAY            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                                                                
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0          
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        15     -1       12          
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        15     -1       12          
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        15     -1       12          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            5                         5      0       11          
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       183     21      179          
  SINCE SEP 1    685                       624     61      740          
  SINCE JAN 1   3398                      2898    500     3740           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  FOG                                                                   
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                          
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST   100           7:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     46           4:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    73                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1919                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        32      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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