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CDUS44 KLCH 180816
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
316 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 72 2:30 PM 92 1936 81 -9 87
2006
MINIMUM 51 11:59 PM 38 1943 60 -9 64
AVERAGE 62 70 -8 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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
YESTERDAY 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 14.1
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 71 11:00 PM
LOWEST 36 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 91 19471972
2016
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 36 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CDUS44 KLCH 180816
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
316 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
...............................
..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 72 2:30 PM 92 1936 81 -9 87
2006
MINIMUM 51 11:59 PM 38 1943 60 -9 64
AVERAGE 62 70 -8 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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
YESTERDAY 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
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1
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 71 11:00 PM
LOWEST 36 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 91 19471972
2016
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 36 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 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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