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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
531 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         82   2:18 PM  92    1894  79      3       75
  MINIMUM         70   2:13 AM  38    1928  59     11       57
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.51 1957   0.18  -0.18     0.36
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19                      2.38  -0.19     5.03
  SINCE MAR 1      8.85                      6.10   2.75     6.25
  SINCE JAN 1     19.45                     16.09   3.36    16.61

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        29    -25        4
  SINCE MAR 1     75                       165    -90       99
  SINCE JUL 1   1097                      1366   -269     1022

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         5      6        1
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        71     30       99
  SINCE MAR 1    192                       144     48      276
  SINCE JAN 1    240                       184     56      428
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     67          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:36 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   6:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:37 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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