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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
535 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         74   3:05 PM  85    1955  73      1       76          
  MINIMUM         43   6:21 AM  29    1923  54    -11       62          
  AVERAGE         59                        63     -4       69       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          1.83 2024   0.11  -0.11     1.83       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      2.18  -1.60     5.19       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      2.18  -1.60     5.19       
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     12.17  -3.61    15.79       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  TODAY            0.0           T    1960  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            6                         4      2        0          
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        91    -32       25          
  SINCE MAR 1     59                        91    -32       25          
  SINCE JUL 1   1115                      1292   -177     1047          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        4          
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        34     -9       71          
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        34     -9       71          
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        74     27      119           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                          
  
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    86           4:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     20           2:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    53                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        86      1907                        
                                             1911                       
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1915                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
MARCH 17 2025.........SUNRISE   7:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:18 PM CDT       
MARCH 18 2025.........SUNRISE   7:14 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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