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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
556 PM CDT MON APR 29 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         77  12:05 AM  92    1955  82     -5       74
  MINIMUM         65  11:41 AM  44    1916  63      2       61
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            2.00          4.36 1960   0.17   1.83     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    4.26                      4.72  -0.46     6.69
  SINCE MAR 1     10.92                      8.44   2.48     7.91
  SINCE JAN 1     21.52                     18.43   3.09    18.27

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                         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
  TODAY            6                         8     -2        3
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       155     60      153
  SINCE MAR 1    306                       228     78      330
  SINCE JAN 1    354                       268     86      482
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     84          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    92

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1901
                                             1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE   6:26 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:45 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE   6:25 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:45 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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