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CDUS44 KLCH 172212
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
512 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 72 2:30 PM 92 1936 81 -9 87
2006
MINIMUM 51 6:40 AM 38 1943 60 -9 64
AVERAGE 62 70 -8 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.45 1911 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 2.48 -1.59 0.14
SINCE SEP 1 3.26 7.50 -4.24 3.59
SINCE JAN 1 47.05 51.18 -4.13 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 3 1 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 5 -2 0
SINCE SEP 1 3 5 -2 0
SINCE JUL 1 3 5 -2 0
COOLING
TODAY 0 6 -6 11
MONTH TO DATE 213 146 67 188
SINCE SEP 1 745 587 158 642
SINCE JAN 1 3324 2861 463 3033
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 66 5:00 AM
LOWEST 36 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 91 1947
1972
2016
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 36 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 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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