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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
529 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         73   3:26 PM  86    1907  73      0       69          
                                      1911                             
  MINIMUM         46   4:57 AM  31    1915  54     -8       50          
  AVERAGE         60                        63     -3       60       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          2.32 1957   0.10  -0.10     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      2.28  -1.70     5.19       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      2.28  -1.70     5.19       
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     12.27  -3.71    15.79       
  
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            5                         4      1        5          
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        95    -31       30          
  SINCE MAR 1     64                        95    -31       30          
  SINCE JUL 1   1120                      1296   -176     1052          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0          
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        36    -11       71          
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        36    -11       71          
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        76     25      119           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  FOG                                                                   
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST   100           5:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     41          11:00 AM                                        
 AVERAGE    71                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        87      1955                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        29      1923                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
MARCH 18 2025.........SUNRISE   7:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:18 PM CDT       
MARCH 19 2025.........SUNRISE   7:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:19 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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