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CDUS44 KLCH 302231
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
431 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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 57 2:23 PM 83 1927 63 -6 78
MINIMUM 43 4:03 AM 19 2014 44 -1 66
AVERAGE 50 54 -4 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.77 1959 0.18 -0.18 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 6.71 5.75 0.96 3.30
SINCE DEC 1 14.29 10.71 3.58 11.18
SINCE JAN 1 6.71 5.75 0.96 3.30
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 3.1 1949 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 15 12 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 373 381 -8 505
SINCE DEC 1 673 721 -48 737
SINCE JUL 1 818 934 -116 833
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM
LOWEST 45 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 83 1957
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 1936
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 30 2026.......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:43 PM CST
JANUARY 31 2026.......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CST SUNSET 5:44 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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