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CDUS44 KLCH 130914  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
414 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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 89 1:38 PM 103 1901 91 -2 92  
MINIMUM 75 4:15 AM 62 1905 75 0 75  
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 2.67 1941 0.20 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.95 2.63 0.32 1.69  
SINCE JUN 1 10.82 9.72 1.10 12.65  
SINCE JAN 1 37.36 33.78 3.58 48.69  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 18 -1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 214 216 -2 220  
SINCE JUN 1 745 715 30 722  
SINCE JAN 1 1548 1350 198 1468    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 107 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1905  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT  
JULY 14 2026..........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 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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