626  
CDUS44 KLCH 240808  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
308 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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 2:25 PM 98 1893 88 8 93  
1921  
MINIMUM 73 6:26 AM 45 1918 69 4 74  
AVERAGE 85 78 7 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.95 2005 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.37 4.00 -1.63 1.48  
SINCE SEP 1 2.37 4.00 -1.63 1.48  
SINCE JAN 1 46.16 47.68 -1.52 58.75  
 
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 20 13 7 19  
MONTH TO DATE 428 356 72 361  
SINCE SEP 1 428 356 72 361  
SINCE JAN 1 3007 2630 377 2752    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 47 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 24 2026.....SUNRISE 6:57 AM CDT SUNSET 7:02 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2026.....SUNRISE 6:58 AM CDT SUNSET 7:01 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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