Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
327 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         82  12:54 PM  86    1921  72     10       69
                                      2008
  MINIMUM         63  11:59 PM  30    1924  53     10       40
  AVERAGE         73                        63     10       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.61          1.97 1972   0.12   0.49     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      1.96   1.40     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      3.36                      1.96   1.40     0.14
  SINCE JAN 1     13.96                     11.95   2.01    10.50

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       10
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        83    -58       27
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        83    -58       27
  SINCE JUL 1   1047                      1284   -237      950

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        30     31       91
  SINCE MAR 1     61                        30     31       91
  SINCE JAN 1    109                        70     39      243
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           8:00 PM
 LOWEST     66           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1913


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE   7:16 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:17 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   7:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:18 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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