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CDUS44 KLCH 182206
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
506 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 75 2:31 PM 91 1947 81 -6 85
1972
2016
MINIMUM 47 5:56 AM 36 1948 59 -12 65
AVERAGE 61 70 -9 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.90 1980 0.17 -0.17 0.15
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 2.65 -1.76 0.29
SINCE SEP 1 3.26 7.67 -4.41 3.74
SINCE JAN 1 47.05 51.35 -4.30 61.01
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 4 1 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 7 6 1 0
SINCE SEP 1 7 6 1 0
SINCE JUL 1 7 6 1 0
COOLING
TODAY 0 6 -6 10
MONTH TO DATE 213 152 61 198
SINCE SEP 1 745 593 152 652
SINCE JAN 1 3324 2867 457 3043
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2
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 86 4:00 AM
LOWEST 43 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 33 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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