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CDUS44 KLCH 182236
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
536 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 86 1:41 PM 90 2006 80 6 84
MINIMUM 62 4:39 AM 36 1921 60 2 70
AVERAGE 74 70 4 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.05 4.58 1918 0.19 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 2.77 -2.50 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 3.90 6.49 -2.59 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.32 16.48 -4.16 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 31 -23 20
SINCE MAR 1 80 167 -87 110
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1368 -272 1166
COOLING
TODAY 9 6 3 12
MONTH TO DATE 134 82 52 103
SINCE MAR 1 290 155 135 198
SINCE JAN 1 386 195 191 274
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM
LOWEST 53 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 91 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1901
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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