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CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
614 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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 84 2:00 PM 90 2023 76 8 80
MINIMUM 67 MM 35 1937 56 11 66
1942
AVERAGE 76 66 10 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.25 1974 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 3.63 3.85 -0.22 5.08
SINCE JAN 1 12.05 13.84 -1.79 13.06
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 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 9.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0
SINCE MAR 1 72 138 -66 90
SINCE JUL 1 1088 1339 -251 1146
COOLING
TODAY 11 4 7 8
MONTH TO DATE 11 4 7 8
SINCE MAR 1 167 77 90 103
SINCE JAN 1 263 117 146 179
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM
LOWEST 48 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 87 1914
1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 35 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 1 2026.........SUNRISE 6:57 AM CDT SUNSET 7:27 PM CDT
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 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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