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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
429 PM CST SAT MAR 07 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 82 12:26 PM 87 1911 71 11 75
MINIMUM 73 2:39 AM 27 1902 52 21 46
AVERAGE 78 61 17 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.07 3.02 1928 0.14 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 1.00 -0.91 0.57
SINCE MAR 1 0.09 1.00 -0.91 0.57
SINCE JAN 1 8.51 10.99 -2.48 8.55
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1996 MM MM 0.0
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
TODAY 0 6 -6 4
MONTH TO DATE 0 43 -43 30
SINCE MAR 1 0 43 -43 30
SINCE JUL 1 1016 1244 -228 1086
COOLING
TODAY 13 2 11 0
MONTH TO DATE 52 14 38 2
SINCE MAR 1 52 14 38 2
SINCE JAN 1 148 54 94 78
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 2:00 AM
LOWEST 65 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1914
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CST SUNSET 6:11 PM CST
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 7:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:12 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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