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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
317 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 81 2:12 PM 95 1924 85 -4 86
MINIMUM 75 11:59 PM 44 1987 65 10 66
AVERAGE 78 75 3 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.43 4.05 1932 0.15 0.28 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.59 0.28 0.08
SINCE SEP 1 3.24 5.61 -2.37 3.53
SINCE JAN 1 47.03 49.29 -2.26 60.80
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 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
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 13 10 3 11
MONTH TO DATE 64 42 22 51
SINCE SEP 1 596 483 113 505
SINCE JAN 1 3175 2757 418 2896
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM
LOWEST 85 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 93
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 95 1928
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 2010
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 6:48 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 6:47 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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