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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
146 AM CDT WED APR 02 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 03/12/1911
03/05/1910
LOW 22 03/03/1980
HIGHEST 84 03/30 MM MM 84 03/06
03/31
LOWEST 36 03/21 MM MM 41 03/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 75.3 72.6 2.7 74.9
AVG. MINIMUM 54.5 53.3 1.2 55.8
MEAN 64.9 62.9 2.0 65.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 13.42 1947
MINIMUM 0.00 1955
TOTALS 5.08 3.72 1.36 6.66
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.12 0.04 0.21
DAYS >= .01 7 8.7 -1.7 10
DAYS >= .10 5 5.1 -0.1 9
DAYS >= .50 4 2.3 1.7 5
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.4 0.6 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.15 03/31 TO 03/31
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 9.0 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 90 136 -46 71
SINCE 7/1 1146 1339 -193 MM
COOLING TOTAL 95 73 22 91
SINCE 1/1 171 113 58 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/250 DATE 03/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/200 DATE 03/24
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.38
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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