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CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
553 PM CDT TUE OCT 29 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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         87   1:58 PM  89    1950  77     10       89          
                                      2023                             
  MINIMUM         64   3:15 AM  30    1910  55      9       64          
  AVERAGE         76                        66     10       77       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          3.47 1993   0.15  -0.15     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.46  -4.46     1.99       
  SINCE SEP 1      5.59                      9.48  -3.89     5.45       
  SINCE JAN 1     53.04                     53.16  -0.12    34.29       
  
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                         3     -3        0          
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        26    -12       12          
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        26    -12       12          
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        26    -12       12          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY           11                         4      7       12          
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       203     47      245          
  SINCE SEP 1    731                       644     87      806          
  SINCE JAN 1   3444                      2918    526     3806           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  FOG                                                                   
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    97           4:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     49           1:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    73                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1951                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        30      1917                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
OCTOBER 29 2024.......SUNRISE   7:20 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:23 PM CDT       
OCTOBER 30 2024.......SUNRISE   7:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:22 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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