997  
CDUS44 KLCH 090818  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
318 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 89 2:30 PM 94 1928 84 5 90  
MINIMUM 64 6:04 AM 36 1952 63 1 70  
AVERAGE 77 74 3 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.75 2004 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.14 -0.27 0.14  
SINCE SEP 1 3.24 6.16 -2.92 3.59  
SINCE JAN 1 47.03 49.84 -2.81 60.86  
 
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 12 9 3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 118 80 38 109  
SINCE SEP 1 650 521 129 563  
SINCE JAN 1 3229 2795 434 2954    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 95 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 39 1921  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 6:44 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 6:43 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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