083  
CDUS44 KLCH 152227  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
527 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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 91 3:10 PM 100 1924 91 0 94  
1939  
MINIMUM 73 5:46 AM 61 1967 75 -2 73  
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.13 2024 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.23 3.24 2.99 2.03  
SINCE JUN 1 14.10 10.33 3.77 12.99  
SINCE JAN 1 40.64 34.39 6.25 49.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 17 18 -1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 253 270 -17 275  
SINCE JUN 1 784 769 15 777  
SINCE JAN 1 1587 1404 183 1523    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1924  
1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 PM CDT  
JULY 16 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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