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CDUS44 KLCH 182229
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
529 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 85 10:48 AM 91 1947 81 4 78
1972
2016
MINIMUM 65 5:59 AM 36 1948 59 6 45
AVERAGE 75 70 5 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.15 4.90 1980 0.17 -0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 2.65 -2.36 T
SINCE SEP 1 3.74 7.67 -3.93 5.59
SINCE JAN 1 61.01 51.35 9.66 53.04
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 3
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 14
SINCE SEP 1 0 6 -6 14
SINCE JUL 1 0 6 -6 14
COOLING
TODAY 10 6 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 198 152 46 180
SINCE SEP 1 652 593 59 661
SINCE JAN 1 3043 2867 176 3374
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM
LOWEST 70 10:00 AM
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 33 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:32 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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