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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
425 PM CST SUN JAN 05 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2025  
  
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
  
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
  
WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST        
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR       
                                                  NORMAL              
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                            
 TODAY                                                                 
  MAXIMUM         79R 12:28 PM  79    1921  62     17       63          
                                      2005                             
  MINIMUM         60  12:14 AM  23    1969  43     17       39          
                                      1999                             
  AVERAGE         70                        53     17       51       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          2.59 1998   0.20  -0.20     1.18       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.95  -0.95     1.91       
  SINCE DEC 1      7.88                      5.91   1.97    11.38       
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.95  -0.95     1.91       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM       MM          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0        
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0        
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0        
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                    
  
DEGREE DAYS                                                             
 HEATING                                                                
  TODAY            0                        13    -13       14          
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        65    -32       75          
  SINCE DEC 1    265                       405   -140      334          
  SINCE JUL 1    361                       618   -257      511           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  FOG                                                                   
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST   100           5:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     66          12:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    83                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      1894                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        18      1924                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
JANUARY  5 2025.......SUNRISE   7:05 AM CST   SUNSET   5:22 PM CST       
JANUARY  6 2025.......SUNRISE   7:05 AM CST   SUNSET   5:23 PM CST       
  
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
  
  
 
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