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CDUS44 KLCH 120807
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
307 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 1:08 PM 91 1911 72 9 74
MINIMUM 62 11:59 PM 30 1924 53 9 46
AVERAGE 72 62 10 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.57 1.72 1903 0.12 1.45 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.37 1.50 1.87 0.58
SINCE MAR 1 3.37 1.50 1.87 0.58
SINCE JAN 1 11.79 11.49 0.30 8.56
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1932 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 5 -5 5
MONTH TO DATE 0 64 -64 48
SINCE MAR 1 0 64 -64 48
SINCE JUL 1 1016 1265 -249 1104
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 86 22 64 5
SINCE MAR 1 86 22 64 5
SINCE JAN 1 182 62 120 81
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 8:00 PM
LOWEST 67 10:00 AM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 93 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:14 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:15 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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