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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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