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CDUS44 KLCH 042229
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
529 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 86 12:51 PM 89 1893 77 9 82
1910
MINIMUM 71 2:08 AM 33 1915 57 14 77
AVERAGE 79 67 12 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 3.01 1952 0.14 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.52 -0.48 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 3.67 4.24 -0.57 5.08
SINCE JAN 1 12.09 14.23 -2.14 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 8 -8 0
SINCE MAR 1 72 144 -72 90
SINCE JUL 1 1088 1345 -257 1146
COOLING
TODAY 14 4 10 15
MONTH TO DATE 50 16 34 52
SINCE MAR 1 206 89 117 147
SINCE JAN 1 302 129 173 223
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 3:00 AM
LOWEST 57 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 87 1893
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1920
1987
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 PM CDT
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:52 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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