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CDUS44 KLCH 220829
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
329 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 76 2:17 PM 93 1987 80 -4 86
MINIMUM 54 1:50 AM 41 1953 61 -7 72
AVERAGE 65 70 -5 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 7.84 1979 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 3.32 -2.45 0.23
SINCE MAR 1 4.50 7.04 -2.54 5.31
SINCE JAN 1 12.92 17.03 -4.11 13.29
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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 13 34 -21 20
SINCE MAR 1 85 170 -85 110
SINCE JUL 1 1101 1371 -270 1166
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 14
MONTH TO DATE 134 100 34 140
SINCE MAR 1 290 173 117 235
SINCE JAN 1 386 213 173 311
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 12:00 AM
LOWEST 50 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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