029  
CDUS44 KLCH 130837  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
337 AM CDT SUN AUG 13 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 3:49 PM 103 2023 93 10 90  
MINIMUM 79 5:27 AM 59 1931 75 4 74  
AVERAGE 91 84 7 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 10.39 2016 0.18 -0.18 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.29 -2.29 5.35  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 15.65 -8.10 17.85  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 39.71 -11.97 31.42  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 26 19 7 17  
MONTH TO DATE 314 228 86 213  
SINCE JUN 1 1624 1294 330 1405  
SINCE JAN 1 2522 1929 593 2113    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
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 97 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2023........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2023........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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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