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CDUS44 KLCH 010809  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
209 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 26 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CST SUNSET 6:07 PM CST  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CST SUNSET 6:08 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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