CDUS44 KLCH 222233 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 533 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 81 1:02 PM 87 1907 74 7 78 1916 MINIMUM 62 7:23 AM 26 1915 54 8 45 AVERAGE 72 64 8 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.87 1926 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.63 2.70 0.93 0.60 SINCE MAR 1 3.63 2.70 0.93 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 12.05 12.69 -0.64 8.58 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM T 1968 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 TODAY 0 4 -4 3 MONTH TO DATE 72 111 -39 90 SINCE MAR 1 72 111 -39 90 SINCE JUL 1 1088 1312 -224 1146 COOLING TODAY 7 3 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 102 46 56 30 SINCE MAR 1 102 46 56 30 SINCE JAN 1 198 86 112 106 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM LOWEST 52 1:00 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORDYEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 88 1929 1935 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1914 1915 1955 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. $$