CXUS54 KLCH 012125 CLMLFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 03/12/1911 03/05/1910 LOW 22 03/03/1980 HIGHEST 84 03/06 MM MM 84 03/30 03/27 03/31 03/31 LOWEST 33 03/17 MM MM 36 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 77.8 72.6 5.2 75.3 AVG. MINIMUM 57.1 53.3 3.8 54.5 MEAN 67.5 62.9 4.6 64.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 13.42 1947 MINIMUM 0.00 1955 TOTALS 3.63 3.72 -0.09 5.08 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.16 DAYS >= .01 6 8.7 -2.7 7 DAYS >= .10 4 5.1 -1.1 5 DAYS >= .50 2 2.3 -0.3 4 DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.4 0.6 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.78 03/07 TO 03/08 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 5 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 72 136 -64 90 SINCE 7/1 1088 1339 -251 MM COOLING TOTAL 156 73 83 95 SINCE 1/1 252 113 139 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/330 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/340 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$