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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
532 PM CDT SUN MAR 31 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         80   3:43 PM  87    1946  76      4       81
  MINIMUM         67   4:47 AM  31    1987  56     11       70
  AVERAGE         74                        66      8       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.15 1935   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.66                      3.72   2.94     1.22
  SINCE MAR 1      6.66                      3.72   2.94     1.22
  SINCE JAN 1     17.26                     13.71   3.55    11.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   71                       138    -67       95
  SINCE MAR 1     71                       138    -67       95
  SINCE JUL 1   1093                      1339   -246     1018

 COOLING
  TODAY            9                         4      5       11
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        73     18      177
  SINCE MAR 1     91                        73     18      177
  SINCE JAN 1    139                       113     26      329
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     65           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1937
                                             1942


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2024.........SUNRISE   6:58 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:27 PM CDT
APRIL  1 2024.........SUNRISE   6:57 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:27 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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