CDUS44 KLCH 212226 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 526 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 79 2:27 PM 88 1907 74 5 67 MINIMUM 58 4:10 AM 31 1965 54 4 36 AVERAGE 69 64 5 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.62 1949 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.63 2.59 1.04 0.60 SINCE MAR 1 3.63 2.59 1.04 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 12.05 12.58 -0.53 8.58 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 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 13 MONTH TO DATE 72 107 -35 87 SINCE MAR 1 72 107 -35 87 SINCE JUL 1 1088 1308 -220 1143 COOLING TODAY 4 3 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 95 43 52 30 SINCE MAR 1 95 43 52 30 SINCE JAN 1 191 83 108 106 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1:00 AM LOWEST 56 2:00 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 19071916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 26 1915 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. $$