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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
543 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 83R 2:47 PM 81 1917 67 16 44
MINIMUM 70 8:15 AM 26 2025 49 21 26
AVERAGE 77 58 19 35
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.65 1894 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.71 3.06 -1.35 2.09
SINCE DEC 1 16.00 13.94 2.06 13.45
SINCE JAN 1 8.42 8.98 -0.56 5.57
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM T 1959 MM MM 0.0
1963
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 0 8 -8 30
MONTH TO DATE 113 206 -93 164
SINCE DEC 1 823 938 -115 902
SINCE JUL 1 968 1151 -183 998
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM
LOWEST 56 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 84 1898
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 26 1978
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 6:42 AM CST SUNSET 6:01 PM CST
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 6:41 AM CST SUNSET 6:02 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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