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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
523 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 87 1:57 PM 92 1894 79 8 79
MINIMUM 68 3:23 AM 38 1928 59 9 51
AVERAGE 78 69 9 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.51 1957 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 2.38 -2.16 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 3.85 6.10 -2.25 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.27 16.09 -3.82 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 29 -21 20
SINCE MAR 1 80 165 -85 110
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1366 -270 1166
COOLING
TODAY 13 5 8 0
MONTH TO DATE 116 71 45 85
SINCE MAR 1 272 144 128 180
SINCE JAN 1 368 184 184 256
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM
LOWEST 39 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 93 2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1928
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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