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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
426 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 59 3:09 PM 79 1907 62 -3 54
1989
2017
MINIMUM 34 7:48 AM 10 1918 43 -9 37
AVERAGE 47 52 -5 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.02 1932 0.20 -0.20 0.52
MONTH TO DATE 2.42 2.36 0.06 2.85
SINCE DEC 1 10.00 7.32 2.68 10.73
SINCE JAN 1 2.42 2.36 0.06 2.85
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 1.0 1918 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
TODAY 18 13 5 19
MONTH TO DATE 65 156 -91 200
SINCE DEC 1 365 496 -131 432
SINCE JUL 1 510 709 -199 528
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 8:00 AM
LOWEST 23 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 1935
1972
2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 11 1918
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:28 PM CST
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:29 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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