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CDUS44 KLCH 242227  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
527 PM CDT THU APR 24 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 3:44 PM 90 1955 81 2 84  
2006  
MINIMUM 67 8:33 AM 42 1910 61 6 61  
AVERAGE 75 71 4 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 6.34R 3.72 1953 0.18 6.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.68 3.84 3.84 2.26  
SINCE MAR 1 12.76 7.56 5.20 8.92  
SINCE JAN 1 20.74 17.55 3.19 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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 36 -16 12  
SINCE MAR 1 110 172 -62 83  
SINCE JUL 1 1166 1373 -207 1105  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 7 3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 170 119 51 157  
SINCE MAR 1 265 192 73 248  
SINCE JAN 1 341 232 109 296    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 45 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 24 2025.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
APRIL 25 2025.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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