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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
511 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 90 2:30 PM 96 1900 86 4 90
1938
MINIMUM 74 5:30 AM 39 1920 66 8 67
1924
AVERAGE 82 76 6 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.21 2.55 1962 0.15 0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.15 0.06 0.00
SINCE SEP 1 2.58 5.17 -2.59 3.45
SINCE JAN 1 46.37 48.85 -2.48 60.72
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 MM 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
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 11 6 14
MONTH TO DATE 17 11 6 14
SINCE SEP 1 549 452 97 468
SINCE JAN 1 3128 2726 402 2859
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 57 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1904
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 42 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 6:53 PM CDT
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 6:52 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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