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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
314 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         87   3:20 PM  92    1901  82      5       80
                                      1955
  MINIMUM         60   6:05 AM  45    1965  63     -3       55
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.78 1940   0.19  -0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.26                      4.91  -0.65     6.69
  SINCE MAR 1     10.92                      8.63   2.29     7.91
  SINCE JAN 1     21.52                     18.62   2.90    18.27

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        36    -24        7
  SINCE MAR 1     83                       172    -89      102
  SINCE JUL 1   1105                      1373   -268     1025

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1        3
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       162     61      156
  SINCE MAR 1    314                       235     79      333
  SINCE JAN 1    362                       275     87      485
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     50           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        93      1901
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        42      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:24 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:46 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:23 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:47 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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