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CDUS44 KLCH 182220
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
420 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 50 3:59 PM 81 1894 62 -12 75
MINIMUM 27 6:46 AM 17 2018 43 -16 53
AVERAGE 39 53 -14 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.74 1992 0.20 -0.20 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 3.58 -1.03 2.96
SINCE DEC 1 10.13 8.54 1.59 10.84
SINCE JAN 1 2.55 3.58 -1.03 2.96
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1930 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 26 13 13 1
MONTH TO DATE 159 234 -75 268
SINCE DEC 1 459 574 -115 500
SINCE JUL 1 604 787 -183 596
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 66 7:00 AM
LOWEST 21 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 44
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 14 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 5:33 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 5:34 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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