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CDUS44 KLCH 172220  
CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
420 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         64   3:49 PM  81    1935  62      2       44          
  MINIMUM         38   4:23 AM  16    2018  43     -5       18          
  AVERAGE         51                        53     -2       31       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          2.10 1931   0.20  -0.20     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      3.38  -0.44     3.52       
  SINCE DEC 1     10.82                      8.34   2.48    12.99       
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      3.38  -0.44     3.52       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  TODAY           MM             0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T         
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                      MM     MM         T         
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM         T         
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                    
  
DEGREE DAYS                                                             
 HEATING                                                                
  TODAY           14                        13      1       34          
  MONTH TO DATE  267                       221     46      293          
  SINCE DEC 1    499                       561    -62      552          
  SINCE JUL 1    595                       774   -179      729           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  FOG                                                                   
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    97           3:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     37          12:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    67                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1894                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        17      2018                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
JANUARY 17 2025.......SUNRISE   7:05 AM CST   SUNSET   5:32 PM CST       
JANUARY 18 2025.......SUNRISE   7:04 AM CST   SUNSET   5:33 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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