CDUS44 KLCH 242230 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 530 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2019 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 2019... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2019 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 78 1233 PM 86 1910 74 4 79 1907 MINIMUM 53 622 AM 30 1915 54 -1 63 AVERAGE 66 64 2 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 4.04 1976 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.26 2.96 -2.70 1.79 SINCE MAR 1 0.26 2.96 -2.70 1.79 SINCE JAN 1 6.02 13.08 -7.06 8.52 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 T 0.0 2.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 135 129 6 110 SINCE MAR 1 135 129 6 110 SINCE JUL 1 1154 1359 -205 1300 COOLING TODAY 1 2 -1 6 MONTH TO DATE 51 42 9 50 SINCE MAR 1 51 42 9 50 SINCE JAN 1 99 74 25 170 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 700 AM LOWEST 60 1200 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 89 1899 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1912 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2019.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT MARCH 25 2019.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$