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CDUS44 KLCH 050952  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
452 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 4 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 92 12:39 PM 100 1921 91 1 91  
MINIMUM 76 4:48 AM 59 1924 75 1 76  
AVERAGE 84 83 1 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.42 1920 0.23 -0.23 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 0.90 -0.22 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 8.55 7.99 0.56 10.96  
SINCE JAN 1 35.09 32.05 3.04 47.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 19 18 1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 73 72 1 81  
SINCE JUN 1 604 571 33 583  
SINCE JAN 1 1407 1206 201 1329    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 58 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 62 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT  
JULY 6 2026..........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 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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