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CDUS44 KLCH 122221
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
521 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 82 2:31 PM 89 1908 78 4 78
1954
MINIMUM 63 6:12 AM 37 1918 58 5 48
AVERAGE 73 68 5 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.77 1969 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 1.69 -1.47 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 3.85 5.41 -1.56 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.27 15.40 -3.13 13.26
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 2 -2 2
MONTH TO DATE 8 24 -16 20
SINCE MAR 1 80 160 -80 110
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1361 -265 1166
COOLING
TODAY 8 5 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 74 51 23 75
SINCE MAR 1 230 124 106 170
SINCE JAN 1 326 164 162 246
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM
LOWEST 54 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 1910
1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 32 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 PM CDT
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 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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