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CDUS44 KLCH 252226
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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 86 2:43 PM 92 1925 81 5 84
MINIMUM 66 7:08 AM 45 1968 62 4 66
AVERAGE 76 71 5 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 5.07 1905 0.17 -0.14 0.33
MONTH TO DATE 1.50 4.01 -2.51 8.01
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 7.73 -2.60 13.09
SINCE JAN 1 13.55 17.72 -4.17 21.07
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 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
TODAY 11 7 4 10
MONTH TO DATE 168 126 42 180
SINCE MAR 1 324 199 125 275
SINCE JAN 1 420 239 181 351
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 41 1910
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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