SXUS74 KLCH 092258 RERLFT RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 0542 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2025 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT LAFAYETTE... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 4.0 INCHES WAS SET AT LAFAYETTE TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.97 INCHES SET IN 1900. $$