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CDUS44 KLCH 290812
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
312 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 86 2:27 PM 93 1933 82 4 85
1987
MINIMUM 73 11:59 PM 39 1928 62 11 67
AVERAGE 80 72 8 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.46 1972 0.19 -0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.50 4.55 -3.05 8.01
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 8.27 -3.14 13.09
SINCE JAN 1 13.55 18.26 -4.71 21.07
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 15 7 8 11
MONTH TO DATE 214 147 67 211
SINCE MAR 1 370 220 150 306
SINCE JAN 1 466 260 206 382
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM
LOWEST 61 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 1916
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 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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