CDUS44 KLCH 250819 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 319 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 85 1:43 PM 90 1955 81 4 83 2006 MINIMUM 65 1:12 AM 42 1910 61 4 67 AVERAGE 75 71 4 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 6.34 2025 0.18 -0.18 6.34 MONTH TO DATE 1.47 3.84 -2.37 7.68 SINCE MAR 1 5.10 7.56 -2.46 12.76 SINCE JAN 1 13.52 17.55 -4.03 20.74 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 10 7 3 10 MONTH TO DATE 157 119 38 170 SINCE MAR 1 313 192 121 265 SINCE JAN 1 409 232 177 341 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM LOWEST 61 2:00 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1925 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 45 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 25 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT APRIL 26 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$