Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
426 PM CST MON MAR 04 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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   1:18 PM  85    1923  70     10       77
  MINIMUM         71   3:32 AM  26    1943  51     20       50
                                      1960
                                      2002
  AVERAGE         76                        60     16       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.16          1.65 1915   0.14   0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      0.57   0.48     0.02
  SINCE MAR 1      1.05                      0.57   0.48     0.02
  SINCE JAN 1     11.65                     10.56   1.09    10.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             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
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        1
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        25    -16        1
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        25    -16        1
  SINCE JUL 1   1031                      1226   -195      924

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         2      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         8     12       28
  SINCE MAR 1     20                         8     12       28
  SINCE JAN 1     68                        48     20      180
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     82           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    90

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        24      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  4 2024.........SUNRISE   6:30 AM CST   SUNSET   6:09 PM CST
MARCH  5 2024.........SUNRISE   6:29 AM CST   SUNSET   6:10 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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