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CDUS44 KLCH 082300
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
500 PM CST THU JAN 08 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 79R 1:12 PM 79 1907 62 17 46
2008
MINIMUM 64 4:54 AM 21 1942 43 21 30
AVERAGE 72 52 20 38
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 3.19 1992 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 1.55 -1.55 0.78
SINCE DEC 1 7.58 6.51 1.07 8.66
SINCE JAN 1 T 1.55 -1.55 0.78
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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
TODAY 0 13 -13 27
MONTH TO DATE 31 104 -73 113
SINCE DEC 1 331 444 -113 345
SINCE JUL 1 476 657 -181 441
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 66 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1907
1957
2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1962
2010
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:24 PM CST
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:25 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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