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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
521 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 1:34 PM 91 1911 71 11 65
MINIMUM 68 1:31 AM 25 1996 52 16 50
AVERAGE 75 62 13 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.33 1921 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 1.26 0.54 0.58
SINCE MAR 1 1.80 1.26 0.54 0.58
SINCE JAN 1 10.22 11.25 -1.03 8.56
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 5 -5 7
MONTH TO DATE 0 54 -54 37
SINCE MAR 1 0 54 -54 37
SINCE JUL 1 1016 1255 -239 1093
COOLING
TODAY 10 2 8 0
MONTH TO DATE 66 18 48 5
SINCE MAR 1 66 18 48 5
SINCE JAN 1 162 58 104 81
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM
LOWEST 69 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 26 1932
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 7:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:12 PM CDT
MARCH 10 2026.........SUNRISE 7:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:13 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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