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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT FRI APR 03 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 85 1:35 PM 88 1939 76 9 83
2023
MINIMUM 72 7:09 AM 33 1915 57 15 76
AVERAGE 79 66 13 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.41 2013 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.38 -0.35 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 3.66 4.10 -0.44 5.08
SINCE JAN 1 12.08 14.09 -2.01 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 6 -6 0
SINCE MAR 1 72 142 -70 90
SINCE JUL 1 1088 1343 -255 1146
COOLING
TODAY 14 4 10 15
MONTH TO DATE 36 12 24 37
SINCE MAR 1 192 85 107 132
SINCE JAN 1 288 125 163 208
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM
LOWEST 59 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 89 1893
1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 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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