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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
431 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 81 2:39 PM 85 1911 69 12 75
1932
2011
MINIMUM 56 5:17 AM 24 2002 50 6 46
AVERAGE 69 60 9 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.10 1996 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.71 4.07 -2.36 4.50
SINCE DEC 1 16.00 14.95 1.05 15.86
SINCE JAN 1 8.42 9.99 -1.57 7.98
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 7 -7 4
MONTH TO DATE 161 257 -96 222
SINCE DEC 1 871 989 -118 960
SINCE JUL 1 1016 1202 -186 1056
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM
LOWEST 38 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1918
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 26 1937
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 6:35 AM CST SUNSET 6:06 PM CST
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CST SUNSET 6:07 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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