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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
604 PM CST SAT MAR 08 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2025  
  
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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         75        MM  86    1911  71      4       79          
  MINIMUM         61        MM  30    1914  52      9       65          
  AVERAGE         68                        61      7       72       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.01          1.91 1973   0.13  -0.12     1.16       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.13  -0.55     2.75       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      1.13  -0.55     2.75       
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     11.12  -2.56    13.35       
  
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   30                        49    -19        9          
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        49    -19        9          
  SINCE JUL 1   1086                      1250   -164     1031          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            3                         2      1        7          
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        16    -11       35          
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        16    -11       35          
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        56     25       83           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)          
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (99)          
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  THUNDERSTORM                                                          
  RAIN                                                                  
  LIGHT RAIN                                                            
  FOG                                                                   
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                          
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     71           3:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    86                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1911                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        25      1996                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
MARCH  8 2025.........SUNRISE   6:26 AM CST   SUNSET   6:12 PM CST       
MARCH  9 2025.........SUNRISE   6:25 AM CST   SUNSET   6:13 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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