029  
CDUS44 KLCH 050824  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
224 AM CST WED MAR 05 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2025
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 74 10:25 AM 85 1923 70 4 80  
MINIMUM 57 8:09 PM 26 1943 51 6 67  
1960  
2002  
AVERAGE 66 60 6 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.57 1.65 1915 0.14 0.43 0.27  
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.57 0.00 1.16  
SINCE MAR 1 0.57 0.57 0.00 1.16  
SINCE JAN 1 8.55 10.56 -2.01 11.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 9.0 MM MM T  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 2 8 -6 18  
SINCE MAR 1 2 8 -6 18  
SINCE JAN 1 78 48 30 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 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 50 11:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 93 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 24 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2025.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CST SUNSET 6:10 PM CST  
MARCH 6 2025.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CST SUNSET 6:11 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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