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CDUS44 KLCH 172215
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
415 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 58 12:06 AM 81 1935 62 -4 64
MINIMUM 50 3:59 PM 16 2018 43 7 38
AVERAGE 54 53 1 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.12 2.10 1931 0.20 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 3.38 -0.83 2.94
SINCE DEC 1 10.13 8.34 1.79 10.82
SINCE JAN 1 2.55 3.38 -0.83 2.94
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 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 11 13 -2 14
MONTH TO DATE 129 221 -92 267
SINCE DEC 1 429 561 -132 499
SINCE JUL 1 574 774 -200 595
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 2:00 AM
LOWEST 38 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 17 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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