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CDUS44 KLCH 272250
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
550 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 87 2:18 PM 92 1933 82 5 85
MINIMUM 75 6:01 AM 44 1898 62 13 67
AVERAGE 81 72 9 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.52 1997 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.50 4.36 -2.86 8.01
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 8.08 -2.95 13.09
SINCE JAN 1 13.55 18.07 -4.52 21.07
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 0.0 MM MM 9.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 13 36 -23 20
SINCE MAR 1 85 172 -87 110
SINCE JUL 1 1101 1373 -272 1166
COOLING
TODAY 16 7 9 11
MONTH TO DATE 199 140 59 200
SINCE MAR 1 355 213 142 295
SINCE JAN 1 451 253 198 371
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM
LOWEST 51 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1933
1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 39 1928
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 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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