901  
CDUS44 KLCH 060817  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
317 AM CDT SUN AUG 06 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 102R 3:53 PM 101 1896 93 9 90  
MINIMUM 81 6:00 AM 63 1915 75 6 75  
AVERAGE 92 84 8 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.50 1917 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.96 -0.96 3.96  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 14.32 -6.77 16.46  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 38.38 -10.64 30.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 27 19 8 18  
MONTH TO DATE 128 95 33 85  
SINCE JUN 1 1438 1161 277 1277  
SINCE JAN 1 2336 1796 540 1985    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 99 1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 6 2023........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
AUGUST 7 2023........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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