CDUS44 KLCH 200948 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 448 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 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) YESTERDAY 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) 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 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 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 TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1908 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 24 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:10 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. $$