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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT MON APR 21 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         86   2:13 PM  93    1987  80      6       72          
  MINIMUM         73   6:21 AM  41    1953  61     12       53          
  AVERAGE         80                        70     10       63       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          7.84 1979   0.18  -0.18     0.05       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      3.32  -3.09     2.26       
  SINCE MAR 1      5.31                      7.04  -1.73     8.92       
  SINCE JAN 1     13.29                     17.03  -3.74    19.52       
  
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        2          
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        34    -14        6          
  SINCE MAR 1    110                       170    -60       77          
  SINCE JUL 1   1166                      1371   -205     1099          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY           15                         6      9        0          
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       100     41      149          
  SINCE MAR 1    236                       173     63      240          
  SINCE JAN 1    312                       213     99      288           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  FOG                                                                   
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    96           6:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     50           3:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    73                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1925                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        40      1931                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:39 PM CDT       
APRIL 22 2025.........SUNRISE   6:33 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:40 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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