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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
417 PM CST TUE MAR 04 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         74  10:25 AM  85    1923  70      4       80          
  MINIMUM         61   3:59 PM  26    1943  51     10       67          
                                      1960                             
                                      2002                             
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       74       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.56          1.65 1915   0.14   0.42     0.27       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.57  -0.01     1.16       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.56                      0.57  -0.01     1.16       
  SINCE JAN 1      8.54                     10.56  -2.02    11.76       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  TODAY           MM             0.0    MM  MM     MM        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      9.0                      MM     MM         T         
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                    
  
DEGREE DAYS                                                             
 HEATING                                                                
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        0          
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        25    -17        9          
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        25    -17        9          
  SINCE JUL 1   1064                      1226   -162     1031          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            3                         2      1        9          
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         8     -4       18          
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         8     -4       18          
  SINCE JAN 1     80                        48     32       66           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  THUNDERSTORM                                                          
  HEAVY RAIN                                                            
  RAIN                                                                  
  LIGHT RAIN                                                            
  FOG                                                                   
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                          
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    93           3:00 PM                                        
 LOWEST     71          10:00 AM                                        
 AVERAGE    82                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1910                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        24      1917                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
MARCH  4 2025.........SUNRISE   6:30 AM CST   SUNSET   6:09 PM CST       
MARCH  5 2025.........SUNRISE   6:29 AM CST   SUNSET   6:10 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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