CDUS44 KLCH 070821 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 321 AM CDT MON APR 07 2025 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 77 12:30 AM 87 1909 77 0 81 1911 MINIMUM 55 11:59 PM 37 1931 57 -2 60 1971 AVERAGE 66 67 -1 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.20 3.20 1928 0.15 0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.80 -0.60 0.01 SINCE MAR 1 5.28 4.52 0.76 6.67 SINCE JAN 1 13.26 14.51 -1.25 17.27 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 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 4 SINCE MAR 1 90 148 -58 75 SINCE JUL 1 1146 1349 -203 1097 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 6 MONTH TO DATE 68 24 44 29 SINCE MAR 1 163 97 66 120 SINCE JAN 1 239 137 102 168 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM LOWEST 77 8:00 PM AVERAGE 87.......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 35 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 7 2025.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 PM CDT APRIL 8 2025.........SUNRISE 6:49 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. $$