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CDUS44 KLCH 292253  
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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