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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
510 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         84   2:35 PM  90    2006  80      4       74
  MINIMUM         73  12:16 AM  36    1921  60     13       53
  AVERAGE         79                        70      9       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          4.58 1918   0.19  -0.19     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19                      2.77  -0.58     5.04
  SINCE MAR 1      8.85                      6.49   2.36     6.26
  SINCE JAN 1     19.45                     16.48   2.97    16.62

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                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        31    -27        7
  SINCE MAR 1     75                       167    -92      102
  SINCE JUL 1   1097                      1368   -271     1025

 COOLING
  TODAY           14                         6      8        0
  MONTH TO DATE  126                        82     44       99
  SINCE MAR 1    217                       155     62      276
  SINCE JAN 1    265                       195     70      428
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     67           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        91      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1901
                                             1921


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:38 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:36 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:38 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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