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CDUS44 KLCH 192222
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
522 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 71 3:44 PM 91 1987 80 -9 81
MINIMUM 52 8:40 AM 40 1901 60 -8 70
1921
AVERAGE 62 70 -8 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.40 1.55 1914 0.19 0.21 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 2.96 -2.09 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 4.50 6.68 -2.18 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.92 16.67 -3.75 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 3 1 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 11 32 -21 20
SINCE MAR 1 83 168 -85 110
SINCE JUL 1 1099 1369 -270 1166
COOLING
TODAY 0 6 -6 11
MONTH TO DATE 134 88 46 114
SINCE MAR 1 290 161 129 209
SINCE JAN 1 386 201 185 285
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM
LOWEST 30 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1901
1953
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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