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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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