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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
345 AM CDT WED APR 23 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         86  12:56 PM  92    1925  80      6       73          
  MINIMUM         66   9:43 PM  40    1931  61      5       47          
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5       60       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  YESTERDAY        1.10          2.71 1979   0.18   0.92     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      3.50  -2.17     2.26       
  SINCE MAR 1      6.41                      7.22  -0.81     8.92       
  SINCE JAN 1     14.39                     17.21  -2.82    19.52       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001  MM     MM        0.0        
                                      2002                             
  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        5          
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        35    -15       11          
  SINCE MAR 1    110                       171    -61       82          
  SINCE JUL 1   1166                      1372   -206     1104          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5        0          
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       106     45      149          
  SINCE MAR 1    246                       179     67      240          
  SINCE JAN 1    322                       219    103      288           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                           
  THUNDERSTORM                                                          
  HEAVY RAIN                                                            
  FOG                                                                   
  HAZE                                                                  
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     55           1:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    78                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        90      1925                        
                                             2006                       
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        41      1927                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
APRIL 23 2025.........SUNRISE   6:32 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:41 PM CDT       
APRIL 24 2025.........SUNRISE   6:31 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:41 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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