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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
531 PM CDT SUN APR 21 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         72   3:29 PM  93    1987  80     -8       81
  MINIMUM         55   2:56 AM  41    1953  61     -6       64
  AVERAGE         64                        70     -6       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.05          7.84 1979   0.18  -0.13     1.13
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      3.32  -1.06     6.17
  SINCE MAR 1      8.92                      7.04   1.88     7.39
  SINCE JAN 1     19.52                     17.03   2.49    17.75

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            1                         1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        34    -29        7
  SINCE MAR 1     76                       170    -94      102
  SINCE JUL 1   1098                      1371   -273     1025

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        8
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       100     49      121
  SINCE MAR 1    240                       173     67      298
  SINCE JAN 1    288                       213     75      450
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     49           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        40      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:40 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE   6:33 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:40 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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