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CDUS44 KLCH 110836  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
236 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 10 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 74 5:22 AM 79 1950 62 12 50  
2009  
MINIMUM 50 11:53 PM 14 1962 43 7 40  
AVERAGE 62 52 10 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.61 4.66 1991 0.20 0.41 1.47  
MONTH TO DATE 2.42 1.96 0.46 2.33  
SINCE DEC 1 10.00 6.92 3.08 10.21  
SINCE JAN 1 2.42 1.96 0.46 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 13 -10 20  
MONTH TO DATE 34 130 -96 159  
SINCE DEC 1 334 470 -136 391  
SINCE JUL 1 479 683 -204 487    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 10 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 11 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:27 PM CST  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:28 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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