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CDUS44 KLCH 250819  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
319 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 85 1:43 PM 90 1955 81 4 83  
2006  
MINIMUM 65 1:12 AM 42 1910 61 4 67  
AVERAGE 75 71 4 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 6.34 2025 0.18 -0.18 6.34  
MONTH TO DATE 1.47 3.84 -2.37 7.68  
SINCE MAR 1 5.10 7.56 -2.46 12.76  
SINCE JAN 1 13.52 17.55 -4.03 20.74  
 
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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 36 -23 20  
SINCE MAR 1 85 172 -87 110  
SINCE JUL 1 1101 1373 -272 1166  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 7 3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 157 119 38 170  
SINCE MAR 1 313 192 121 265  
SINCE JAN 1 409 232 177 341    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 45 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 25 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT  
APRIL 26 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 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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