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CDUS44 KLCH 052354  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
554 PM CST THU FEB 05 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 5 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 3:59 PM 81 2025 64 -6 81  
MINIMUM 35 7:22 AM 16 1996 45 -10 65  
AVERAGE 47 55 -8 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.91 1955 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 0.77 0.22 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 15.28 11.65 3.63 11.36  
SINCE JAN 1 7.70 6.69 1.01 3.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1988 MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 18 11 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 90 56 34 13  
SINCE DEC 1 800 788 12 751  
SINCE JUL 1 945 1001 -56 847    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
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 85 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 23 1912  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 5 2026......SUNRISE 6:56 AM CST SUNSET 5:48 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 6 2026......SUNRISE 6:55 AM CST SUNSET 5:49 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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