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CDUS44 KLCH 252227  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
527 PM CDT FRI OCT 25 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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 89 2:52 PM 93 1919 78 11 87  
MINIMUM 57 3:03 AM 32 1917 57 0 70  
AVERAGE 73 68 5 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.14 1996 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.85 -3.85 1.97  
SINCE SEP 1 5.59 8.87 -3.28 5.43  
SINCE JAN 1 53.04 52.55 0.49 34.27  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 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 17 -3 12  
SINCE SEP 1 14 17 -3 12  
SINCE JUL 1 14 17 -3 12  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 4 4 14  
MONTH TO DATE 212 187 25 193  
SINCE SEP 1 693 628 65 754  
SINCE JAN 1 3406 2902 504 3754    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 1919  
1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1903  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 25 2024.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:26 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 26 2024.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 6:25 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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