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CDUS44 KLCH 032225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
425 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 78 2:19 PM 80 2023 62 16 71  
MINIMUM 69 3:59 PM 19 1928 44 25 52  
AVERAGE 74 53 21 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.29 1926 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.56 -0.56 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 7.58 5.52 2.06 7.88  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.56 -0.56 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1976 MM MM 0.0  
2018  
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  
TODAY 0 13 -13 3  
MONTH TO DATE 12 39 -27 27  
SINCE DEC 1 312 379 -67 259  
SINCE JUL 1 457 592 -135 355    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 58 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 18 1911  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:21 PM CST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:21 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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