726  
CDUS44 KLCH 161016  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
416 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 54 3:21 PM 82 1928 62 -8 62  
1932  
MINIMUM 39 9:35 PM 23 1964 43 -4 50  
AVERAGE 47 52 -5 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.51 1955 0.21 -0.21 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 2.43 2.98 -0.55 2.94  
SINCE DEC 1 10.01 7.94 2.07 10.82  
SINCE JAN 1 2.43 2.98 -0.55 2.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2024 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  
YESTERDAY 18 13 5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 106 195 -89 240  
SINCE DEC 1 406 535 -129 472  
SINCE JUL 1 551 748 -197 568    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 26 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 18 2024  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:31 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:32 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab LA Page
The Nexlab TX Page Main Text Page