CDUS44 KLCH 210304 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 1004 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 1000 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 78 MM 87 1908 74 4 66 MINIMUM 53 MM 24 1923 54 -1 44 AVERAGE 66 64 2 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.67 1985 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.63 2.49 1.14 0.60 SINCE MAR 1 3.63 2.49 1.14 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 12.05 12.48 -0.43 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 0 4 -4 10 MONTH TO DATE 72 103 -31 74 SINCE MAR 1 72 103 -31 74 SINCE JUL 1 1088 1304 -216 1130 COOLING TODAY 1 2 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 91 40 51 30 SINCE MAR 1 91 40 51 30 SINCE JAN 1 187 80 107 106 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM LOWEST 56 4:00 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 881907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1965 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. $$