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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT THU APR 02 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 84 1:40 PM 90 2023 76 8 80
MINIMUM 67 6:27 AM 35 1937 56 11 66
1942
AVERAGE 76 66 10 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 87 1914
1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 35 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:55 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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