223  
CDUS44 KLCH 242205  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
505 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
   
...............................  
 
   
..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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    
...............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 90 3:12 PM 97 1931 88 2 91  
MINIMUM 73 6:38 AM 47 1897 68 5 73  
AVERAGE 82 78 4 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.30 2005 0.15 -0.15 1.97  
MONTH TO DATE 2.37 4.15 -1.78 3.45  
SINCE SEP 1 2.37 4.15 -1.78 3.45  
SINCE JAN 1 46.16 47.83 -1.67 60.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 17 13 4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 445 369 76 378  
SINCE SEP 1 445 369 76 378  
SINCE JAN 1 3024 2643 381 2769    
...............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
......................................................  
 
THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 1912  
1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 52 1909  
1914  
1928  
 
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.  
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab LA Page
The Nexlab TX Page
Main Text Page