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CDUS44 KLCH 050819
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
319 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 86 12:51 PM 89 1893 77 9 82
1910
MINIMUM 70 11:59 PM 33 1915 57 13 77
AVERAGE 78 67 11 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.06 3.01 1952 0.14 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.52 -0.43 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 3.72 4.24 -0.52 5.08
SINCE JAN 1 12.14 14.23 -2.09 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 8 -8 0
SINCE MAR 1 72 144 -72 90
SINCE JUL 1 1088 1345 -257 1146
COOLING
YESTERDAY 13 4 9 15
MONTH TO DATE 49 16 33 52
SINCE MAR 1 205 89 116 147
SINCE JAN 1 301 129 172 223
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 11:00 PM
LOWEST 57 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 87 1893
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1920
1987
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 PM CDT
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 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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