CDUS44 KLCH 221005 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 505 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 79 2:27 PM 88 1907 74 5 67 MINIMUM 58 4:10 AM 31 1965 54 4 36 AVERAGE 69 64 5 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.62 1949 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.63 2.59 1.04 0.60 SINCE MAR 1 3.63 2.59 1.04 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 12.05 12.58 -0.53 8.58 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 9.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 13 MONTH TO DATE 72 107 -35 87 SINCE MAR 1 72 107 -35 87 SINCE JUL 1 1088 1308 -220 1143 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 3 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 95 43 52 30 SINCE MAR 1 95 43 52 30 SINCE JAN 1 191 83 108 106 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 11:00 PM LOWEST 56 2:00 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1907 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 26 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$