025  
CDUS44 KLCH 172205  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
505 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 12:58 PM 93 2006 79 3 80  
MINIMUM 60 1:54 AM 41 1928 60 0 72  
AVERAGE 71 69 2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.33 1900 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 2.58 -2.38 2.19  
SINCE MAR 1 5.28 6.30 -1.02 8.85  
SINCE JAN 1 13.26 16.29 -3.03 19.45  
 
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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 30 -10 4  
SINCE MAR 1 110 166 -56 75  
SINCE JUL 1 1166 1367 -201 1097  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 5 1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 91 76 15 112  
SINCE MAR 1 186 149 37 203  
SINCE JAN 1 262 189 73 251    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 90 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 36 1921  
 
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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