CDUS44 KLCH 210950 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 450 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 78 1:07 PM 87 1908 74 4 66 MINIMUM 53 5:46 AM 24 1923 54 -1 44 AVERAGE 66 64 2 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) 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 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 YESTERDAY 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 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 TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 88 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$