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CDUS44 KLCH 190832
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
332 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 1:41 PM 90 2006 80 6 84
MINIMUM 62 11:59 PM 36 1921 60 2 70
AVERAGE 74 70 4 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.25 4.58 1918 0.19 0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 2.77 -2.30 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 4.10 6.49 -2.39 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.52 16.48 -3.96 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 31 -23 20
SINCE MAR 1 80 167 -87 110
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1368 -272 1166
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 91 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1901
1921
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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