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CDUS44 KLCH 070810
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
310 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 72 4:05 PM 87 1909 77 -5 77
1911
MINIMUM 50 11:04 PM 37 1931 57 -7 55
1971
AVERAGE 61 67 -6 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.20 1928 0.15 -0.15 0.20
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.80 -0.66 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 3.77 4.52 -0.75 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.19 14.51 -2.32 13.26
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 4 2 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 12 -8 0
SINCE MAR 1 76 148 -72 90
SINCE JUL 1 1092 1349 -257 1146
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 1
MONTH TO DATE 50 24 26 68
SINCE MAR 1 206 97 109 163
SINCE JAN 1 302 137 165 239
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 11:00 PM
LOWEST 29 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1930
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 35 1971
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 PM CDT
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 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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