CDUS44 KLCH 190818 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 318 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 65 3:38 PM 86 1907 73 -8 73 1911 MINIMUM 38 3:49 AM 31 1915 54 -16 46 AVERAGE 52 63 -11 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) 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 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 4 9 5 MONTH TO DATE 67 95 -28 64 SINCE MAR 1 67 95 -28 64 SINCE JUL 1 1083 1296 -213 1120 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 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 TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 PM CDT MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$