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CDUS44 KLCH 222156
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
456 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 MM 92 1925 80 -3 86
MINIMUM 60 MM 40 1931 61 -1 66
AVERAGE 69 71 -2 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.71 1979 0.18 -0.18 1.10
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 3.50 -2.63 1.33
SINCE MAR 1 4.50 7.22 -2.72 6.41
SINCE JAN 1 12.92 17.21 -4.29 14.39
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.0 2001 MM MM 0.0
2002
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 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 13 35 -22 20
SINCE MAR 1 85 171 -86 110
SINCE JUL 1 1101 1372 -271 1166
COOLING
TODAY 4 6 -2 11
MONTH TO DATE 138 106 32 151
SINCE MAR 1 294 179 115 246
SINCE JAN 1 390 219 171 322
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM
LOWEST 64 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 90 1925
2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1927
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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