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CDUS44 KLCH 052208
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
508 PM CDT MON OCT 05 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 83 3:59 PM 95 1928 85 -2 82
MINIMUM 74 7:28 AM 45 2010 64 10 68
AVERAGE 79 75 4 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 3.08 1906 0.14 -0.14 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.73 0.14 0.14
SINCE SEP 1 3.24 5.75 -2.51 3.59
SINCE JAN 1 47.03 49.43 -2.40 60.86
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 14 10 4 10
MONTH TO DATE 78 52 26 61
SINCE SEP 1 610 493 117 515
SINCE JAN 1 3189 2767 422 2906
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 74 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 95 1912
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 39 1932
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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