801  
CDUS44 KLCH 312223  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
523 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 103R 3:27 PM 103 1899 92 11 91  
MINIMUM 82 6:09 AM 67 1914 75 7 74  
1936  
AVERAGE 93 84 9 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 4.22 1908 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.55 6.27 -2.72 7.76  
SINCE JUN 1 7.36 13.36 -6.00 12.50  
SINCE JAN 1 27.55 37.42 -9.87 26.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 28 19 9 18  
MONTH TO DATE 685 567 118 606  
SINCE JUN 1 1312 1066 246 1192  
SINCE JAN 1 2210 1701 509 1900    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1899  
1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 31 2023..........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT  
AUGUST 1 2023........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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