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CDUS44 KLCH 292225
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
525 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 3:00 PM 92 1955 82 4 85
MINIMUM 73 6:03 AM 44 1916 63 10 70
AVERAGE 80 72 8 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.36 1960 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.50 4.72 -3.22 8.01
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 8.44 -3.31 13.09
SINCE JAN 1 13.55 18.43 -4.88 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 15 8 7 13
MONTH TO DATE 229 155 74 224
SINCE MAR 1 385 228 157 319
SINCE JAN 1 481 268 213 395
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 6:00 AM
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 1901
1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1965
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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