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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         83   1:12 PM  92    1987  80      3       88          
  MINIMUM         71   1:34 AM  41    1901  60     11       60          
                                      1953                             
  AVERAGE         77                        70      7       74       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.03          3.90 1935   0.18  -0.15     0.01       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      3.14  -2.91     2.21       
  SINCE MAR 1      5.31                      6.86  -1.55     8.87       
  SINCE JAN 1     13.29                     16.85  -3.56    19.47       
  
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                        33    -13        4          
  SINCE MAR 1    110                       169    -59       75          
  SINCE JUL 1   1166                      1370   -204     1097          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY           12                         6      6        9          
  MONTH TO DATE  126                        94     32      149          
  SINCE MAR 1    221                       167     54      240          
  SINCE JAN 1    297                       207     90      288           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                    
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    90           1:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     64           2:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    77                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1987                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        41      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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