Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
234 AM CST FRI MAR 08 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         81   2:12 PM  87    1911  71     10       82
  MINIMUM         58   4:48 AM  27    1902  52      6       71
  AVERAGE         70                        61      9       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.02 1928   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      1.00   0.59     0.02
  SINCE MAR 1      1.59                      1.00   0.59     0.02
  SINCE JAN 1     12.19                     10.99   1.20    10.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1996  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       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        43    -34        1
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        43    -34        1
  SINCE JUL 1   1031                      1244   -213      924

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3       12
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        14     14       49
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        14     14       49
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        54     22      201
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     54           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        30      1914


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  8 2024.........SUNRISE   6:25 AM CST   SUNSET   6:12 PM CST
MARCH  9 2024.........SUNRISE   6:24 AM CST   SUNSET   6:13 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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