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CDUS44 KLCH 252226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 92 3:48 PM 101 2023 92 0 95  
MINIMUM 75 5:09 AM 62 1917 74 1 71  
AVERAGE 84 83 1 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.49 2022 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.59 5.05 -2.46 1.52  
SINCE JUN 1 16.84 18.41 -1.57 19.18  
SINCE JAN 1 43.38 42.47 0.91 55.22  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 19 18 1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 525 469 56 462  
SINCE JUN 1 1656 1535 121 1545  
SINCE JAN 1 2459 2170 289 2291    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 106 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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