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CDUS44 KLCH 050824
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
224 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 57 6:50 PM 81 1922 62 -5 64
MINIMUM 49 4:05 AM 18 1911 44 5 54
AVERAGE 53 53 0 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.15 1931 0.19 -0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.75 -0.75 0.00
SINCE DEC 1 7.58 5.71 1.87 7.88
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.75 -0.75 0.00
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
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 12 13 -1 6
MONTH TO DATE 24 52 -28 33
SINCE DEC 1 324 392 -68 265
SINCE JUL 1 469 605 -136 361
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 3:00 AM
LOWEST 74 9:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 79 1921
2005
2025
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 23 1969
1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:22 PM CST
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:23 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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