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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
309 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         82  12:58 PM  93    2006  79      3       80
  MINIMUM         60   1:54 AM  41    1928  60      0       72
  AVERAGE         71                        69      2       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.33 1900   0.20  -0.20     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      2.58  -2.38     2.19
  SINCE MAR 1      5.28                      6.30  -1.02     8.85
  SINCE JAN 1     13.26                     16.29  -3.03    19.45

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           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
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        30    -10        4
  SINCE MAR 1    110                       166    -56       75
  SINCE JUL 1   1166                      1367   -201     1097

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1       11
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        76     15      112
  SINCE MAR 1    186                       149     37      203
  SINCE JAN 1    262                       189     73      251
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     55           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        36      1921


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE   6:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:38 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   6:36 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:38 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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