CDUS44 KLCH 182315 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 615 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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 64 4:00 PM 86 1907 73 -9 73 1911 MINIMUM 38 MM 31 1915 54 -16 46 AVERAGE 51 63 -12 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.32 1957 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.63 2.28 1.35 0.58 SINCE MAR 1 3.63 2.28 1.35 0.58 SINCE JAN 1 12.05 12.27 -0.22 8.56 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 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 TODAY 14 4 10 5 MONTH TO DATE 68 95 -27 64 SINCE MAR 1 68 95 -27 64 SINCE JUL 1 1084 1296 -212 1120 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 90 36 54 25 SINCE MAR 1 90 36 54 25 SINCE JAN 1 186 76 110 101 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 6:00 AM LOWEST 32 3:00 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 PM CDT MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$