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CDUS44 KLCH 160815
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
315 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 85 2:44 PM 89 1912 79 6 80
MINIMUM 63 6:09 AM 37 2008 59 4 55
AVERAGE 74 69 5 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.75 1967 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 2.20 -1.98 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 3.85 5.92 -2.07 5.28
SINCE JAN 1 12.27 15.91 -3.64 13.26
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 9.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 28 -20 20
SINCE MAR 1 80 164 -84 110
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1365 -269 1166
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 5 4 3
MONTH TO DATE 103 66 37 85
SINCE MAR 1 259 139 120 180
SINCE JAN 1 355 179 176 256
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM
LOWEST 41 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 92 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 38 1928
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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