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CDUS44 KLCH 090810  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
310 AM CDT THU APR 09 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 80 4:16 PM 93 1910 77 3 71  
MINIMUM 51 3:23 AM 33 1939 58 -7 45  
AVERAGE 66 67 -1 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.25 1921 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 1.08 -0.94 0.20  
SINCE MAR 1 3.77 4.80 -1.03 5.28  
SINCE JAN 1 12.19 14.79 -2.60 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 2 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 8 16 -8 16  
SINCE MAR 1 80 152 -72 106  
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1353 -257 1162  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 32 19 68  
SINCE MAR 1 207 105 102 163  
SINCE JAN 1 303 145 158 239    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 35 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 PM CDT  
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 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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