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CDUS44 KLCH 162304  
CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
604 PM CDT WED APR 16 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2025  
  
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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         79   4:00 PM  92    1894  79      0       82          
  MINIMUM         51        MM  38    1928  59     -8       70          
  AVERAGE         65                        69     -4       76       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          2.51 1957   0.18  -0.18     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      2.38  -2.18     2.19       
  SINCE MAR 1      5.28                      6.10  -0.82     8.85       
  SINCE JAN 1     13.26                     16.09  -2.83    19.45       
  
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                      MM     MM        0.0        
  SINCE JUL 1      9.0                      MM     MM         T         
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                    
  
DEGREE DAYS                                                             
 HEATING                                                                
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0          
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        29     -9        4          
  SINCE MAR 1    110                       165    -55       75          
  SINCE JUL 1   1166                      1366   -200     1097          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            0                         5     -5       11          
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        71     14      101          
  SINCE MAR 1    180                       144     36      192          
  SINCE JAN 1    256                       184     72      240           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM              
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                          
  
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    86           3:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     23          12:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    55                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      2006                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1928                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
APRIL 16 2025.........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:36 PM CDT       
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE   6:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:37 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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