780  
CDUS44 KLCH 050821  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
321 AM CDT SAT AUG 05 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 103R 2:12 PM 99 1897 93 10 89  
1924  
1951  
MINIMUM 80 6:05 AM 66 1920 75 5 74  
1925  
AVERAGE 92 84 8 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 5.60 1940 0.19 -0.19 2.25  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.76 -0.76 3.96  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 14.12 -6.57 16.46  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 38.18 -10.44 30.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 27 19 8 17  
MONTH TO DATE 101 76 25 67  
SINCE JUN 1 1411 1142 269 1259  
SINCE JAN 1 2309 1777 532 1967    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 63 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2023........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2023........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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