CDUS44 KLCH 192253 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 553 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 75 3:12 PM 87 1955 73 2 79 MINIMUM 44 4:36 AM 29 1923 54 -10 61 AVERAGE 60 64 -4 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.79 1905 0.10 -0.10 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 3.63 2.38 1.25 0.60 SINCE MAR 1 3.63 2.38 1.25 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 12.05 12.37 -0.32 8.58 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 5 4 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 72 99 -27 64 SINCE MAR 1 72 99 -27 64 SINCE JUL 1 1088 1300 -212 1120 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 90 38 52 30 SINCE MAR 1 90 38 52 30 SINCE JAN 1 186 78 108 106 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 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 100 5:00 AM LOWEST 44 1:00 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1908 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 241923 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. $$