CDUS44 KLCH 072215 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 515 PM CDT TUE JUL 07 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 7 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 89 11:04 AM 99 1921 91 -2 90 MINIMUM 72 5:17 AM 57 1924 75 -3 74 AVERAGE 81 83 -2 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.48 3.28 2009 0.22 0.26 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.44 1.58 0.86 0.47 SINCE JUN 1 10.31 8.67 1.64 11.43 SINCE JAN 1 36.85 32.73 4.12 47.47 DEGREE DAYS COOLING TODAY 16 18 -2 17 MONTH TO DATE 124 126 -2 134 SINCE JUN 1 655 625 30 636 SINCE JAN 1 1458 1260 198 1382 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 2:00 PM LOWEST 65 11:00 AM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1935 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1905 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 7 2026..........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$