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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
313 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         79   4:03 PM  89    1955  73      6       77
  MINIMUM         62   6:19 AM  31    1913  53      9       49
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.81 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      2.07   1.29     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      3.36                      2.07   1.29     0.14
  SINCE JAN 1     13.96                     12.06   1.90    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        2
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        87    -62       29
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        87    -62       29
  SINCE JUL 1   1047                      1288   -241      952

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        32     35       91
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        32     35       91
  SINCE JAN 1    115                        72     43      243
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     62           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        85      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        29      1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   7:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:18 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   7:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:19 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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