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CDUS44 KLCH 232230
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 83 1:04 PM 90 1925 81 2 83
2006
MINIMUM 65 6:15 AM 41 1927 61 4 65
AVERAGE 74 71 3 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.10 1952 0.16 -0.16 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 1.47 3.66 -2.19 1.34
SINCE MAR 1 5.10 7.38 -2.28 6.42
SINCE JAN 1 13.52 17.37 -3.85 14.40
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 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 13 36 -23 20
SINCE MAR 1 85 172 -87 110
SINCE JUL 1 1101 1373 -272 1166
COOLING
TODAY 9 6 3 9
MONTH TO DATE 147 112 35 160
SINCE MAR 1 303 185 118 255
SINCE JAN 1 399 225 174 331
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM
LOWEST 51 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 90 1955
2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1910
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 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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