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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
337 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         81   2:02 PM  91    1987  80      1       86          
  MINIMUM         70   2:25 AM  40    1901  60     10       72          
                                      1921                             
  AVERAGE         76                        70      6       79       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1914   0.19  -0.19     0.01       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      2.96  -2.76     2.20       
  SINCE MAR 1      5.28                      6.68  -1.40     8.86       
  SINCE JAN 1     13.26                     16.67  -3.41    19.46       
  
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                        32    -12        4          
  SINCE MAR 1    110                       168    -58       75          
  SINCE JUL 1   1166                      1369   -203     1097          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5       14          
  MONTH TO DATE  114                        88     26      140          
  SINCE MAR 1    209                       161     48      231          
  SINCE JAN 1    285                       201     84      279           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                           
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                    
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    97           2:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     60          12:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    79                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1987                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1901                        
                                             1953                       
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   6:35 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:39 PM CDT       
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:39 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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