CDUS44 KLCH 060826 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 326 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2025 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 82 1:02 PM 87 1893 77 5 83 MINIMUM 77 11:59 PM 33 1920 57 20 54 1987 AVERAGE 80 67 13 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.66 1969 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.65 -0.65 0.01 SINCE MAR 1 5.08 4.37 0.71 6.67 SINCE JAN 1 13.06 14.36 -1.30 17.27 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1996 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 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 4 SINCE MAR 1 90 146 -56 75 SINCE JUL 1 1146 1347 -201 1097 COOLING YESTERDAY 15 4 11 4 MONTH TO DATE 67 20 47 23 SINCE MAR 1 162 93 69 114 SINCE JAN 1 238 133 105 162 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 11:00 PM LOWEST 72 12:00 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 87 1909 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1931 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 6 2025.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 PM CDT APRIL 7 2025.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$