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CDUS44 KLCH 180857
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
357 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 86 2:39 PM 93 2006 79 7 82
MINIMUM 64 6:05 AM 41 1928 60 4 60
AVERAGE 75 69 6 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.33 1900 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 2.58 -2.36 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 3.85 6.30 -2.45 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.27 16.29 -4.02 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 30 -22 20
SINCE MAR 1 80 166 -86 110
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1367 -271 1166
COOLING
YESTERDAY 10 5 5 6
MONTH TO DATE 125 76 49 91
SINCE MAR 1 281 149 132 186
SINCE JAN 1 377 189 188 262
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 42 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 90 2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 36 1921
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 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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