547  
CDUS44 KLCH 180810  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
310 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 96 2:40 PM 100 1932 92 4 93  
MINIMUM 73 6:10 AM 65 1945 75 -2 76  
1967  
AVERAGE 85 83 2 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.74 1.80 1920 0.21 0.53 0.57  
MONTH TO DATE 3.46 3.66 -0.20 3.37  
SINCE JUN 1 7.27 10.75 -3.48 8.11  
SINCE JAN 1 27.46 34.81 -7.35 21.68  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 20 18 2 20  
MONTH TO DATE 374 306 68 336  
SINCE JUN 1 1001 805 196 922  
SINCE JAN 1 1899 1440 459 1630    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
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  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 98 1893  
1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 67 1930  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 18 2023..........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2023..........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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