607  
CDUS44 KLCH 170926  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
326 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 54 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1935  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 16 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:32 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 5:33 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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