Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
428 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2025
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 04/17/2006
04/28/1987
04/21/1987
LOW 32 04/13/1940
HIGHEST 86 04/21 MM MM 88 04/20
04/22
LOWEST 45 04/08 MM MM 45 04/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 80.9 79.0 1.9 81.2
AVG. MINIMUM 63.0 59.3 3.7 62.3
MEAN 72.0 69.2 2.8 71.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.57 1979
MINIMUM 0.45 1987
TOTALS 8.07 4.91 3.16 4.26
DAILY AVG. 0.27 0.16 0.11 0.14
DAYS >= .01 7 7.5 -0.5 7
DAYS >= .10 4 4.7 -0.7 3
DAYS >= .50 2 3.0 -1.0 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.7 0.3 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 6.35 04/23 TO 04/24
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 9.0 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 20 38 -18 12
SINCE 7/1 1166 1373 -207 MM
COOLING TOTAL 235 162 73 223
SINCE 1/1 406 275 131 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/330 DATE 04/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/160 DATE 04/02
47/330 04/22
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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