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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2025

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         80   3:38 PM  90    2023  76      4       80
  MINIMUM         66   4:21 AM  35    1937  56     10       73
                                      1942
  AVERAGE         73                        66      7       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.25 1974   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      5.08                      3.85   1.23     6.66
  SINCE JAN 1     13.06                     13.84  -0.78    17.26

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   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                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1     90                       138    -48       71
  SINCE JUL 1   1146                      1339   -193     1093

 COOLING
  TODAY            8                         4      4       12
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         4      4       12
  SINCE MAR 1    103                        77     26      103
  SINCE JAN 1    179                       117     62      151
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     77           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        87      1914
                                             1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  1 2025.........SUNRISE   6:57 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:27 PM CDT
APRIL  2 2025.........SUNRISE   6:56 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:28 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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