Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         76   3:16 PM  85    1955  73      3       72
  MINIMUM         65   3:18 AM  29    1923  54     11       46
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.83R         1.68 1996   0.11   1.72     0.82
  MONTH TO DATE    5.19                      2.18   3.01     0.96
  SINCE MAR 1      5.19                      2.18   3.01     0.96
  SINCE JAN 1     15.79                     12.17   3.62    11.32

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1960  MM     MM       MM
  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
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        6
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        91    -66       35
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        91    -66       35
  SINCE JUL 1   1047                      1292   -245      958

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         2      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        34     39       91
  SINCE MAR 1     73                        34     39       91
  SINCE JAN 1    121                        74     47      243
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     74           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        86      1907
                                             1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1915


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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