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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
529 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         66   3:46 PM  87    1908  74     -8       70          
  MINIMUM         48   6:23 AM  24    1923  54     -6       46          
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       58       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          2.67 1985   0.11  -0.11     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      2.49  -1.89     5.19       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.60                      2.49  -1.89     5.19       
  SINCE JAN 1      8.58                     12.48  -3.90    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            8                         4      4        7          
  MONTH TO DATE   72                       103    -31       49          
  SINCE MAR 1     72                       103    -31       49          
  SINCE JUL 1   1128                      1304   -176     1071          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0          
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        40    -10       71          
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        40    -10       71          
  SINCE JAN 1    106                        80     26      119           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                          
  
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    43           4:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     18           4:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    31                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        88      1907                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1965                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
MARCH 20 2025.........SUNRISE   7:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:20 PM CDT       
MARCH 21 2025.........SUNRISE   7:10 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:20 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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