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CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
508 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 1:02 PM 87 1893 77 5 83
MINIMUM 77 5:26 AM 33 1920 57 20 54
1987
AVERAGE 80 67 13 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.66 1969 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.65 -0.65 0.01
SINCE MAR 1 5.08 4.37 0.71 6.67
SINCE JAN 1 13.06 14.36 -1.30 17.27
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1996 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 10 -10 4
SINCE MAR 1 90 146 -56 75
SINCE JUL 1 1146 1347 -201 1097
COOLING
TODAY 15 4 11 4
MONTH TO DATE 67 20 47 23
SINCE MAR 1 162 93 69 114
SINCE JAN 1 238 133 105 162
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0
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 84 5:00 AM
LOWEST 72 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 87 1909
1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1931
1971
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 5 2025.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 PM CDT
APRIL 6 2025.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 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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