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CDUS44 KLCH 052247
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
547 PM CDT SUN APR 05 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 71 1:48 PM 87 1893 77 -6 82
MINIMUM 62 10:00 AM 33 1920 57 5 77
1987
AVERAGE 67 67 0 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.05 2.66 1969 0.13 -0.08 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.65 -0.51 T
SINCE MAR 1 3.77 4.37 -0.60 5.08
SINCE JAN 1 12.19 14.36 -2.17 13.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM T 1996 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 10 -10 0
SINCE MAR 1 72 146 -74 90
SINCE JUL 1 1088 1347 -259 1146
COOLING
TODAY 2 4 -2 15
MONTH TO DATE 51 20 31 67
SINCE MAR 1 207 93 114 162
SINCE JAN 1 303 133 170 238
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 87 1909
1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1931
1971
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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