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CDUS44 KLCH 022226  
CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT WED APR 02 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         82   1:34 PM  87    1914  76      6       82          
                                      1925                             
  MINIMUM         75   3:00 AM  35    1907  56     19       61          
  AVERAGE         79                        66     13       72       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          4.30 2017   0.12  -0.12     0.01       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.25  -0.25     0.01       
  SINCE MAR 1      5.08                      3.97   1.11     6.67       
  SINCE JAN 1     13.06                     13.96  -0.90    17.27       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  TODAY           MM             0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0        
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0        
  SINCE JUL 1      9.0                      MM     MM         T         
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                    
  
DEGREE DAYS                                                             
 HEATING                                                                
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0          
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0          
  SINCE MAR 1     90                       140    -50       71          
  SINCE JUL 1   1146                      1341   -195     1093          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY           14                         4     10        7          
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         8     14       19          
  SINCE MAR 1    117                        81     36      110          
  SINCE JAN 1    193                       121     72      158           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                    
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    88           5:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     77          11:00 AM                                        
 AVERAGE    83                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      1939                        
                                             2023                       
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        33      1915                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
APRIL  2 2025.........SUNRISE   6:56 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:28 PM CDT       
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   6:54 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:28 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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