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CDUS44 KLCH 142241
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
541 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 83 2:38 PM 88 1912 79 4 80
2001
MINIMUM 67 6:29 AM 39 1909 59 8 57
AVERAGE 75 69 6 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.34 1991 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 2.02 -1.80 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 3.85 5.74 -1.89 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.27 15.73 -3.46 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 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 27 -19 20
SINCE MAR 1 80 163 -83 110
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1364 -268 1166
COOLING
TODAY 10 5 5 4
MONTH TO DATE 94 61 33 82
SINCE MAR 1 250 134 116 177
SINCE JAN 1 346 174 172 253
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM
LOWEST 51 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 89 1912
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 37 2008
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 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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