033  
CDUS44 KLCH 092227  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
427 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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 77 12:01 PM 81 1907 62 15 46  
1957  
2022  
MINIMUM 69 6:47 AM 21 1962 43 26 31  
2010  
AVERAGE 73 52 21 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.77 3.25 2012 0.21 1.56 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 1.81 1.76 0.05 0.86  
SINCE DEC 1 9.39 6.72 2.67 8.74  
SINCE JAN 1 1.81 1.76 0.05 0.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1962 MM MM MM  
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 26  
MONTH TO DATE 31 117 -86 139  
SINCE DEC 1 331 457 -126 371  
SINCE JUL 1 476 670 -194 467    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 PM  
LOWEST 87 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 79 1950  
2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 14 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:25 PM CST  
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:26 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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