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CDUS44 KLCH 060852
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
252 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 70 2:45 PM 79 1921 62 8 79
2005
2025
MINIMUM 45 6:35 AM 23 1969 43 2 47
1999
AVERAGE 58 53 5 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.59 1998 0.20 -0.20 0.78
MONTH TO DATE T 0.95 -0.95 0.78
SINCE DEC 1 7.58 5.91 1.67 8.66
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.95 -0.95 0.78
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 7 13 -6 2
MONTH TO DATE 31 65 -34 35
SINCE DEC 1 331 405 -74 267
SINCE JUL 1 476 618 -142 363
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM
LOWEST 72 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 86
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 18 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:23 PM CST
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:24 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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