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CDUS44 KLCH 032205  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
505 PM CDT SAT OCT 03 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 88 11:57 AM 96 1900 85 3 86  
MINIMUM 75 5:43 AM 47 1929 65 10 68  
AVERAGE 82 75 7 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 7.10 1964 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.44 0.44 -0.00 0.08  
SINCE SEP 1 2.81 5.46 -2.65 3.53  
SINCE JAN 1 46.60 49.14 -2.54 60.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 10 7 12  
MONTH TO DATE 51 32 19 40  
SINCE SEP 1 583 473 110 494  
SINCE JAN 1 3162 2747 415 2885    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 68 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 95 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 44 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 6:51 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 6:50 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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