CXUS54 KLCH 031413 CLMLFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 813 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 87 01/20/1916 LOW 4 01/22/2025 01/22/2025 HIGHEST 79 01/06 MM MM 79 01/05 01/08 LOWEST 20 01/27 MM MM 4 01/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 62.6 62.2 0.4 58.6 AVG. MINIMUM 42.3 43.5 -1.2 38.8 MEAN 52.5 52.8 -0.3 48.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 8 5.0 3.0 10 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 16.74 1993 MINIMUM 0.35 1928 TOTALS 6.71 5.92 0.79 3.48 DAILY AVG. 0.22 0.19 0.03 0.11 DAYS >= .01 9 10.0 -1.0 10 DAYS >= .10 7 6.7 0.3 6 DAYS >= .50 5 3.5 1.5 3 DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.9 0.1 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.82 01/24 TO 01/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 2025 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 9.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 1 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 410 392 18 506 SINCE 7/1 855 946 -91 MM COOLING TOTAL 28 15 13 7 SINCE 1/1 28 15 13 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/200 DATE 01/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/230 DATE 01/02 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 6 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$