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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
514 PM CDT THU APR 02 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 MM 87 1914 76 6 82
1925
MINIMUM 69 MM 35 1907 56 13 75
AVERAGE 76 66 10 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 4.30 2017 0.12 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.25 -0.24 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 3.64 3.97 -0.33 5.08
SINCE JAN 1 12.06 13.96 -1.90 13.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 4 -4 0
SINCE MAR 1 72 140 -68 90
SINCE JUL 1 1088 1341 -253 1146
COOLING
TODAY 11 4 7 14
MONTH TO DATE 22 8 14 22
SINCE MAR 1 178 81 97 117
SINCE JAN 1 274 121 153 193
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM
LOWEST 67 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 88 1939
2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1915
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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