Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
515 PM CDT THU MAR 14 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         82   1:31 PM  86    1918  72     10       64
                                      1921
  MINIMUM         70   2:05 AM  26    1993  53     17       46
  AVERAGE         76                        63     13       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.59 1953   0.11  -0.11      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.75                      1.84   0.91     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      2.75                      1.84   0.91     0.14
  SINCE JAN 1     13.35                     11.83   1.52    10.50

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM       MM
  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                         5     -5       10
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        79    -54       17
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        79    -54       17
  SINCE JUL 1   1047                      1280   -233      940

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         2      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        28     25       91
  SINCE MAR 1     53                        28     25       91
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        68     33      243
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     74          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1921
                                             2008
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        30      1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE   7:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:16 PM CDT
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE   7:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:17 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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