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CDUS44 KLCH 082209  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
509 PM CDT TUE AUG 08 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 101 3:05 PM 103 1962 93 8 93  
MINIMUM 81 5:16 AM 64 1923 75 6 74  
AVERAGE 91 84 7 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.06 1940 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.55 -1.55 4.42  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 14.91 -7.36 16.92  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 38.97 -11.23 30.49  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 26 19 7 19  
MONTH TO DATE 208 152 56 141  
SINCE JUN 1 1518 1218 300 1333  
SINCE JAN 1 2416 1853 563 2041    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1935  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2023........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2023........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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