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CDUS44 KLCH 260809  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
209 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 73 4:23 PM 83 2023 68 5 73  
MINIMUM 49 12:46 AM 26 1914 50 -1 44  
AVERAGE 61 59 2 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.91 1993 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.71 3.64 -1.93 4.50  
SINCE DEC 1 16.00 14.52 1.48 15.86  
SINCE JAN 1 8.42 9.56 -1.14 7.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1914 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  
YESTERDAY 4 7 -3 6  
MONTH TO DATE 161 236 -75 212  
SINCE DEC 1 871 968 -97 950  
SINCE JUL 1 1016 1181 -165 1046    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 82 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 24 1914  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 6:37 AM CST SUNSET 6:05 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 6:36 AM CST SUNSET 6:06 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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