Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
524 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         80   2:45 PM  93    2006  79      1       78
  MINIMUM         72   6:42 AM  41    1928  60     12       47
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.33 1900   0.20  -0.20     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19                      2.58  -0.39     5.03
  SINCE MAR 1      8.85                      6.30   2.55     6.25
  SINCE JAN 1     19.45                     16.29   3.16    16.61

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        2
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        30    -26        6
  SINCE MAR 1     75                       166    -91      101
  SINCE JUL 1   1097                      1367   -270     1024

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         5      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE  112                        76     36       99
  SINCE MAR 1    203                       149     54      276
  SINCE JAN 1    251                       189     62      428
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     74           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        36      1921


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   6:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:37 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:37 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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