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CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
228 AM CST WED JAN 07 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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 79 1:33 PM 80 1894 62 17 47
MINIMUM 58 5:05 AM 18 1924 43 15 32
AVERAGE 69 53 16 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.51 1998 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 1.15 -1.15 0.78
SINCE DEC 1 7.58 6.11 1.47 8.66
SINCE JAN 1 T 1.15 -1.15 0.78
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
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 0 13 -13 25
MONTH TO DATE 31 78 -47 60
SINCE DEC 1 331 418 -87 292
SINCE JUL 1 476 631 -155 388
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 64 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 79 1907
1939
1982
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 17 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:24 PM CST
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:24 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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