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CDUS44 KLCH 302227  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
527 PM CDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 82 1:10 PM 92 1901 82 0 87  
1955  
MINIMUM 69 4:37 AM 45 1965 63 6 60  
AVERAGE 76 73 3 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 3.78 1940 0.19 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.07 4.91 3.16 4.26  
SINCE MAR 1 13.15 8.63 4.52 10.92  
SINCE JAN 1 21.13 18.62 2.51 21.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 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 11 8 3 9  
MONTH TO DATE 235 162 73 223  
SINCE MAR 1 330 235 95 314  
SINCE JAN 1 406 275 131 362    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 42 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2025.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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