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CDUS44 KLCH 160807  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
310 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 80 11:04 AM 86 1921 72 8 82  
2008  
MINIMUM 62 11:54 PM 30 1924 53 9 63  
AVERAGE 71 63 8 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.97 1972 0.12 -0.12 0.61  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.96 -1.38 3.36  
SINCE MAR 1 0.58 1.96 -1.38 3.36  
SINCE JAN 1 8.56 11.95 -3.39 13.96  
 
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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 49 83 -34 25  
SINCE MAR 1 49 83 -34 25  
SINCE JUL 1 1105 1284 -179 1047  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 2 4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 25 30 -5 61  
SINCE MAR 1 25 30 -5 61  
SINCE JAN 1 101 70 31 109    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 89 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2025.........SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:17 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2025.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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