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CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
247 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 83 2:12 PM 93 1910 70 13 66
MINIMUM 68 1:05 AM 24 1917 51 17 50
AVERAGE 76 61 15 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 2011 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.72 -0.70 0.57
SINCE MAR 1 0.02 0.72 -0.70 0.57
SINCE JAN 1 8.44 10.71 -2.27 8.55
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1954 MM MM 0.0
2015
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 9.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 7
MONTH TO DATE 0 31 -31 15
SINCE MAR 1 0 31 -31 15
SINCE JUL 1 1016 1232 -216 1071
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 2 9 0
MONTH TO DATE 28 10 18 2
SINCE MAR 1 28 10 18 2
SINCE JAN 1 124 50 74 78
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM
LOWEST 53 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1909
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 27 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CST SUNSET 6:10 PM CST
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CST SUNSET 6:11 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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