Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT SAT APR 20 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         88   1:39 PM  92    1987  80      8       85
  MINIMUM         72   4:05 AM  41    1901  60     12       65
                                      1953
  AVERAGE         80                        70     10       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          3.90 1935   0.18  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.21                      3.14  -0.93     5.04
  SINCE MAR 1      8.87                      6.86   2.01     6.26
  SINCE JAN 1     19.47                     16.85   2.62    16.62

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           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                        33    -29        7
  SINCE MAR 1     75                       169    -94      102
  SINCE JUL 1   1097                      1370   -273     1025

 COOLING
  TODAY           15                         6      9       10
  MONTH TO DATE  155                        94     61      113
  SINCE MAR 1    246                       167     79      290
  SINCE JAN 1    294                       207     87      442
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     57           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        41      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE   6:35 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:39 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:40 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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