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CDUS44 KLCH 162210
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
510 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 89 12:35 PM 94 2015 81 8 88
MINIMUM 68 6:21 AM 39 1901 60 8 61
AVERAGE 79 71 8 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.80 2018 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 2.32 -1.43 0.14
SINCE SEP 1 3.26 7.34 -4.08 3.59
SINCE JAN 1 47.05 51.02 -3.97 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0
SINCE SEP 1 0 4 -4 0
SINCE JUL 1 0 4 -4 0
COOLING
TODAY 14 6 8 10
MONTH TO DATE 217 140 77 177
SINCE SEP 1 749 581 168 631
SINCE JAN 1 3328 2855 473 3022
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM
LOWEST 50 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 73
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1936
2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 38 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:36 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 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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