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CDUS44 KLCH 170809  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
309 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2025
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 4:11 PM 92 1894 79 0 82  
MINIMUM 51 3:26 AM 38 1928 59 -8 70  
AVERAGE 65 69 -4 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 23 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 93 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 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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