928  
CDUS44 KLCH 180810  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
310 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 91 4:00 PM 99 1900 89 2 91  
1933  
2004  
MINIMUM 73 11:46 PM 54 1961 70 3 69  
AVERAGE 82 80 2 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.92 1963 0.15 -0.15 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE 2.37 3.11 -0.74 1.34  
SINCE SEP 1 2.37 3.11 -0.74 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 46.16 46.79 -0.63 58.61  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 15 2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 319 274 45 267  
SINCE SEP 1 319 274 45 267  
SINCE JAN 1 2898 2548 350 2658    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
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 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 100 1912  
1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 47 1903  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE 6:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:09 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:08 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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