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CDUS44 KLCH 010814
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
314 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 79 12:34 PM 92 1901 82 -3 82
1955
MINIMUM 67 11:59 PM 45 1965 63 4 69
AVERAGE 73 73 0 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.43 3.78 1940 0.19 1.24 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 2.93 4.91 -1.98 8.07
SINCE MAR 1 6.56 8.63 -2.07 13.15
SINCE JAN 1 14.98 18.62 -3.64 21.13
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 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 8 8 0 11
MONTH TO DATE 237 162 75 235
SINCE MAR 1 393 235 158 330
SINCE JAN 1 489 275 214 406
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 10:00 PM
LOWEST 79 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 88
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1901
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 42 1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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