820  
CDUS44 KLCH 240848  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
248 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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 64 4:39 PM 83 1933 62 2 48  
MINIMUM 56 12:43 AM 19 1948 44 12 20  
AVERAGE 60 53 7 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.75 1932 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.87 4.56 -0.69 3.15  
SINCE DEC 1 11.45 9.52 1.93 11.03  
SINCE JAN 1 3.87 4.56 -0.69 3.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.2 1948 MM MM 0.0  
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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 12 -7 31  
MONTH TO DATE 206 297 -91 443  
SINCE DEC 1 506 637 -131 675  
SINCE JUL 1 651 850 -199 771    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 78 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 82 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 14 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 24 2026.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:38 PM CST  
JANUARY 25 2026.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:39 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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