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CDUS44 KLCH 072219  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
519 PM CDT WED OCT 07 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 3:59 PM 96 1911 84 4 90  
1912  
MINIMUM 70 5:47 AM 42 1932 64 6 72  
AVERAGE 79 74 5 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.00 1949 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.01 -0.14 0.14  
SINCE SEP 1 3.24 6.03 -2.79 3.59  
SINCE JAN 1 47.03 49.71 -2.68 60.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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 0  
 
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 9 5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 106 71 35 94  
SINCE SEP 1 638 512 126 548  
SINCE JAN 1 3217 2786 431 2939    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 94 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 36 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CDT SUNSET 6:46 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 6:45 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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