CDUS44 KLCH 091000 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 500 AM CDT THU JUL 09 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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 91 11:47 AM 99 1935 91 0 89 1990 MINIMUM 74 4:32 AM 60 1905 75 -1 74 AVERAGE 83 83 0 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.44 2.05 2000 0.22 0.22 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 1.80 1.08 0.49 SINCE JUN 1 10.75 8.89 1.86 11.45 SINCE JAN 1 37.29 32.95 4.34 47.49 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 18 18 0 17 MONTH TO DATE 142 144 -2 151 SINCE JUN 1 673 643 30 653 SINCE JAN 1 1476 1278 198 1399 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM LOWEST 59 12:00 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1935 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT JULY 10 2026..........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$