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CDUS44 KLCH 070904  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
404 AM CDT MON AUG 07 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 2:27 PM 102 2023 93 9 91  
MINIMUM 81 6:02 AM 65 1940 75 6 75  
AVERAGE 92 84 8 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.02 1940 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.16 -1.16 3.96  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 14.52 -6.97 16.46  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 38.58 -10.84 30.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 27 19 8 18  
MONTH TO DATE 155 114 41 103  
SINCE JUN 1 1465 1180 285 1295  
SINCE JAN 1 2363 1815 548 2003    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 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 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 100 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 7 2023........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT  
AUGUST 8 2023........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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