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CDUS44 KLCH 252229  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
529 PM CDT THU APR 25 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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 86 1:44 PM 92 1925 81 5 80  
MINIMUM 62 6:01 AM 45 1968 62 0 56  
AVERAGE 74 71 3 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.07 1905 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 4.01 -1.75 6.17  
SINCE MAR 1 8.92 7.73 1.19 7.39  
SINCE JAN 1 19.52 17.72 1.80 17.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 36 -24 7  
SINCE MAR 1 83 172 -89 102  
SINCE JUL 1 1105 1373 -268 1025  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 7 2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 166 126 40 127  
SINCE MAR 1 257 199 58 304  
SINCE JAN 1 305 239 66 456    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 41 1910  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 25 2024.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT  
APRIL 26 2024.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 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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