555  
CDUS44 KLCH 170839  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
339 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 93 4:37 PM 99 1924 91 2 93  
1980  
MINIMUM 78 5:59 AM 61 1967 75 3 77  
AVERAGE 86 83 3 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.72 1986 0.21 -0.21 0.34  
MONTH TO DATE 2.03 3.45 -1.42 3.57  
SINCE JUN 1 12.99 10.54 2.45 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 49.03 34.60 14.43 37.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 21 18 3 20  
MONTH TO DATE 296 288 8 348  
SINCE JUN 1 798 787 11 920  
SINCE JAN 1 1544 1422 122 1751    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1945  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 PM CDT  
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 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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