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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
420 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 69 3:40 PM 80 1914 62 7 65
MINIMUM 36 3:35 AM 18 2024 43 -7 39
AVERAGE 53 52 1 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.89 1924 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.43 3.18 -0.75 2.94
SINCE DEC 1 10.01 8.14 1.87 10.82
SINCE JAN 1 2.43 3.18 -0.75 2.94
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.3 2018 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 12 13 -1 13
MONTH TO DATE 118 208 -90 253
SINCE DEC 1 418 548 -130 485
SINCE JUL 1 563 761 -198 581
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 8:00 AM
LOWEST 54 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1935
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 16 2018
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.
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