CDUS44 KLCH 150827 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 327 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 83 2:38 PM 88 1912 79 4 80 2001 MINIMUM 67 6:29 AM 39 1909 59 8 57 AVERAGE 75 69 6 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.34 1991 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 2.02 -1.80 0.20 SINCE MAR 1 3.85 5.74 -1.89 5.28 SINCE JAN 1 12.27 15.73 -3.46 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 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 27 -19 20 SINCE MAR 1 80 163 -83 110 SINCE JUL 1 1096 1364 -268 1166 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 5 5 4 MONTH TO DATE 94 61 33 82 SINCE MAR 1 250 134 116 177 SINCE JAN 1 346 174 172 253 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM LOWEST 51 2:00 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 89 1912 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 37 2008 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$