564  
CDUS44 KLCH 092240  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
540 PM CDT WED AUG 09 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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 101R 2:09 PM 101 1935 93 8 94  
1962  
MINIMUM 81 6:16 AM 60 1989 75 6 75  
AVERAGE 91 84 7 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 19.63 1940 0.18 -0.18 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.73 -1.73 4.42  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 15.09 -7.54 16.92  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 39.15 -11.41 30.49  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 26 19 7 20  
MONTH TO DATE 234 171 63 161  
SINCE JUN 1 1544 1237 307 1353  
SINCE JAN 1 2442 1872 570 2061    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 62 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 9 2023........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
AUGUST 10 2023........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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