SXUS74 KLCH 180921 RERLFT RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 335 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2024 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT LAFAYETTE... THE RAINFALL TOTAL OF 1.83 INCHES AT LAFAYETTE YESTERDAY BREAKS THE OLD RECORD FOR THE DATE OF 1.68 INCHES SET IN 1996. $$