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CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
321 AM CDT SAT OCT 26 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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         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)                                                      
  YESTERDAY        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)                                                                
  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                        17     -3       12          
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        17     -3       12          
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        17     -3       12          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  YESTERDAY        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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                           
  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 TODAY  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1919                        
                                             1921                       
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1903                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
OCTOBER 26 2024.......SUNRISE   7:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:25 PM CDT       
OCTOBER 27 2024.......SUNRISE   7:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:24 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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