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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 77 3:16 PM 92 1987 80 -3 83
MINIMUM 48 6:07 AM 41 1901 60 -12 71
1953
AVERAGE 63 70 -7 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.90 1935 0.18 -0.18 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 3.14 -2.27 0.23
SINCE MAR 1 4.50 6.86 -2.36 5.31
SINCE JAN 1 12.92 16.85 -3.93 13.29
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 2 1 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 13 33 -20 20
SINCE MAR 1 85 169 -84 110
SINCE JUL 1 1101 1370 -269 1166
COOLING
TODAY 0 6 -6 12
MONTH TO DATE 134 94 40 126
SINCE MAR 1 290 167 123 221
SINCE JAN 1 386 207 179 297
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM
LOWEST 33 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1953
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 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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