CXUS54 KLCH 012130 CLMLFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 430 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 98 10/23/1933 LOW 27 10/31/1917 HIGHEST 92 10/07 MM MM 94 10/01 LOWEST 42 10/17 MM MM 42 10/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 85.9 81.3 4.6 82.4 AVG. MINIMUM 60.5 60.1 0.4 61.0 MEAN 73.2 70.7 2.5 71.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 7 2.7 4.3 5 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 15.65 1985 MINIMUM 0.00 1963 TOTALS 4.11 4.76 -0.65 2.01 DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.15 -0.02 0.06 DAYS >= .01 1 7.6 -6.6 6 DAYS >= .10 1 4.8 -3.8 2 DAYS >= .50 1 2.6 -1.6 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.4 -0.4 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 4.11 10/31 TO 10/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 5 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 14 34 -20 31 SINCE 7/1 14 32 -18 MM COOLING TOTAL 276 210 66 245 SINCE 1/1 3470 2925 545 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 21/020 DATE 10/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 30/020 DATE 10/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.17 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$