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CDUS44 KLCH 262226
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
426 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 78 1:24 PM 82 1962 69 9 73
MINIMUM 63 3:22 AM 24 1914 50 13 45
AVERAGE 71 59 12 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.89 1966 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.71 3.78 -2.07 4.50
SINCE DEC 1 16.00 14.66 1.34 15.86
SINCE JAN 1 8.42 9.70 -1.28 7.98
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 7 -7 6
MONTH TO DATE 161 243 -82 218
SINCE DEC 1 871 975 -104 956
SINCE JUL 1 1016 1188 -172 1052
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 62 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 83 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 25 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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