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CDUS44 KLCH 142237
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
537 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 14 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 82 3:26 PM 98 1923 91 -9 91
MINIMUM 71 6:21 AM 63 1898 75 -4 74
1918
1990
AVERAGE 77 83 -6 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.15 4.78 1989 0.21 0.94 0.34
MONTH TO DATE 6.23 3.04 3.19 2.03
SINCE JUN 1 14.10 10.13 3.97 12.99
SINCE JAN 1 40.64 34.19 6.45 49.03
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 12 18 -6 18
MONTH TO DATE 236 252 -16 256
SINCE JUN 1 767 751 16 758
SINCE JAN 1 1570 1386 184 1504
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM
LOWEST 69 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1924
1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 14 2026..........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 PM CDT
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 6:17 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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