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CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
508 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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 84 2:26 PM 89 1910 78 6 80
1954
MINIMUM 66 1:29 AM 32 1940 59 7 55
AVERAGE 75 68 7 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.90 2021 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 1.85 -1.63 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 3.85 5.57 -1.72 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.27 15.56 -3.29 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 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 26 -18 20
SINCE MAR 1 80 162 -82 110
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1363 -267 1166
COOLING
TODAY 10 5 5 3
MONTH TO DATE 84 56 28 78
SINCE MAR 1 240 129 111 173
SINCE JAN 1 336 169 167 249
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1:00 AM
LOWEST 48 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 88 1912
2001
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 39 1909
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 PM CDT
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 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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