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CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
432 PM CST THU JAN 22 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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 63 3:59 PM 80 1920 62 1 34
MINIMUM 60 8:41 AM 4 2025 44 16 4
AVERAGE 62 53 9 19
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.39 3.18 1992 0.19 0.20 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.87 4.37 -0.50 3.15
SINCE DEC 1 11.45 9.33 2.12 11.03
SINCE JAN 1 3.87 4.37 -0.50 3.15
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 2.5 1940 MM MM MM
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 9.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 9.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 3 12 -9 46
MONTH TO DATE 199 285 -86 412
SINCE DEC 1 499 625 -126 644
SINCE JUL 1 644 838 -194 740
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 84 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 92
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1933
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 19 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CST SUNSET 5:36 PM CST
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CST SUNSET 5:37 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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