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CDUS44 KLCH 162228  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
528 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 72 3:14 PM 89 1955 73 -1 79  
MINIMUM 55 6:54 AM 31 1913 53 2 62  
AVERAGE 64 63 1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.81 1998 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 2.07 -1.49 3.36  
SINCE MAR 1 0.58 2.07 -1.49 3.36  
SINCE JAN 1 8.56 12.06 -3.50 13.96  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 1 4 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 87 -37 25  
SINCE MAR 1 50 87 -37 25  
SINCE JUL 1 1106 1288 -182 1047  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 25 32 -7 67  
SINCE MAR 1 25 32 -7 67  
SINCE JAN 1 101 72 29 115    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 59 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 17 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 38  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 85 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1923  
 
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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