Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
321 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 04/17/2006
04/28/1987
04/21/1987
LOW 32 04/13/1940
HIGHEST 87 04/16 MM MM 86 04/21
04/26
04/27
04/22
LOWEST 45 04/07 MM MM 45 04/08
AVG. MAXIMUM 81.7 79.0 2.7 80.9
AVG. MINIMUM 62.8 59.3 3.5 63.0
MEAN 72.3 69.2 3.1 72.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.57 1979
MINIMUM 0.45 1987
TOTALS 2.93 4.91 -1.98 8.07
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.16 -0.06 0.27
DAYS >= .01 9 7.5 1.5 7
DAYS >= .10 4 4.7 -0.7 4
DAYS >= .50 2 3.0 -1.0 2
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.7 -0.7 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.43 04/30 TO 04/30
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 13 38 -25 20
SINCE 7/1 1101 1373 -272 MM
COOLING TOTAL 237 162 75 235
SINCE 1/1 489 275 214 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/010 DATE 04/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/360 DATE 04/18
37/030 04/19
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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