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CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
325 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 86 3:00 PM 92 1955 82 4 85
MINIMUM 73 11:59 PM 44 1916 63 10 70
AVERAGE 80 72 8 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.36 1960 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.50 4.72 -3.22 8.01
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 8.44 -3.31 13.09
SINCE JAN 1 13.55 18.43 -4.88 21.07
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 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 13 36 -23 20
SINCE MAR 1 85 172 -87 110
SINCE JUL 1 1101 1373 -272 1166
COOLING
YESTERDAY 15 8 7 13
MONTH TO DATE 229 155 74 224
SINCE MAR 1 385 228 157 319
SINCE JAN 1 481 268 213 395
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 6:00 AM
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 1901
1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1965
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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