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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 94 12:16 PM 98 1893 92 2 88
1923
MINIMUM 78 4:47 AM 67 1930 75 3 74
1967
AVERAGE 86 83 3 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.44 1912 0.21 -0.21 0.36
MONTH TO DATE 6.23 3.87 2.36 3.96
SINCE JUN 1 14.10 10.96 3.14 14.92
SINCE JAN 1 40.64 35.02 5.62 50.96
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 21 18 3 16
MONTH TO DATE 314 324 -10 326
SINCE JUN 1 845 823 22 828
SINCE JAN 1 1648 1458 190 1574
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
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 6:00 AM
LOWEST 47 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 1951
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1894
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 PM CDT
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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