655  
CDUS44 KLCH 140818  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
218 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 62 3:13 PM 80 1935 62 0 62  
1972  
2017  
MINIMUM 36 2:56 AM 11 1918 43 -7 41  
AVERAGE 49 52 -3 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.17 1977 0.21 -0.20 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.43 2.57 -0.14 2.85  
SINCE DEC 1 10.01 7.53 2.48 10.73  
SINCE JAN 1 2.43 2.57 -0.14 2.85  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1964 MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 13 3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 81 169 -88 213  
SINCE DEC 1 381 509 -128 445  
SINCE JUL 1 526 722 -196 541    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 22 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 1907  
1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 14 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:29 PM CST  
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:30 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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