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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
316 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 82 12:26 PM 87 1911 71 11 75
MINIMUM 68 11:59 PM 27 1902 52 16 46
AVERAGE 75 61 14 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.23 3.02 1928 0.14 0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 1.00 -0.75 0.57
SINCE MAR 1 0.25 1.00 -0.75 0.57
SINCE JAN 1 8.67 10.99 -2.32 8.55
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 10 2 8 0
MONTH TO DATE 49 14 35 2
SINCE MAR 1 49 14 35 2
SINCE JAN 1 145 54 91 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 10.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 9:00 PM
LOWEST 65 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1914
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 7:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:12 PM CDT
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 7:25 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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