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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         87   1:31 PM  92    1936  81      6       74
                                      2006
  MINIMUM         64   2:40 AM  38    1943  60      4       42
  AVERAGE         76                        70      6       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.45 1911   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      2.48  -2.34      T
  SINCE SEP 1      3.59                      7.50  -3.91     5.59
  SINCE JAN 1     60.86                     51.18   9.68    53.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       11
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5       11
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5       11

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         6      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       146     42      180
  SINCE SEP 1    642                       587     55      661
  SINCE JAN 1   3033                      2861    172     3374
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     50           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        91      1947
                                             1972
                                             2016
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        36      1948


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE   7:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:34 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE   7:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:33 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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