076  
CDUS44 KLCH 310825  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
325 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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 96 4:21 PM 101 2015 92 4 95  
2023  
MINIMUM 80 5:01 AM 65 1897 75 5 74  
AVERAGE 88 84 4 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.22 1972 0.20 -0.20 0.97  
MONTH TO DATE 6.38 6.07 0.31 6.35  
SINCE JUN 1 14.25 13.16 1.09 17.31  
SINCE JAN 1 40.79 37.22 3.57 53.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 23 19 4 20  
MONTH TO DATE 577 548 29 564  
SINCE JUN 1 1108 1047 61 1066  
SINCE JAN 1 1911 1682 229 1812    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 1899  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 67 1914  
1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT  
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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