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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
257 AM CST SAT MAR 09 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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  12:17 PM  86    1911  71      8       85
  MINIMUM         65  11:59 PM  30    1914  52     13       69
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.16          1.91 1973   0.13   1.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.75                      1.13   1.62     0.02
  SINCE MAR 1      2.75                      1.13   1.62     0.02
  SINCE JAN 1     13.35                     11.12   2.23    10.38

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                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        49    -40        1
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        49    -40        1
  SINCE JUL 1   1031                      1250   -219      924

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5       12
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        16     19       61
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        16     19       61
  SINCE JAN 1     83                        56     27      213
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           1:00 PM
 LOWEST     84          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    92

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        25      1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2024.........SUNRISE   6:24 AM CST   SUNSET   6:13 PM CST
MARCH 10 2024.........SUNRISE   7:23 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:13 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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