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CDUS44 KLCH 170041
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
741 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 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 92 MM 99 1924 91 1 93
1980
MINIMUM 77 MM 61 1967 75 2 78
AVERAGE 85 83 2 86
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.72 1986 0.21 -0.21 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.23 3.45 2.78 2.03
SINCE JUN 1 14.10 10.54 3.56 12.99
SINCE JAN 1 40.64 34.60 6.04 49.03
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 20 18 2 21
MONTH TO DATE 273 288 -15 296
SINCE JUN 1 804 787 17 798
SINCE JAN 1 1607 1422 185 1544
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM
LOWEST 52 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 1932
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1945
1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 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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