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CDUS44 KLCH 132210  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
510 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 102R 3:39 PM 101 2007 93 9 88  
MINIMUM 79 4:02 AM 60 1931 75 4 75  
AVERAGE 91 84 7 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 10.40 2016 0.20 -0.20 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.49 -2.49 5.41  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 15.85 -8.30 17.91  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 39.91 -12.17 31.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 26 19 7 17  
MONTH TO DATE 340 247 93 230  
SINCE JUN 1 1650 1313 337 1422  
SINCE JAN 1 2548 1948 600 2130    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
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 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 100 1899  
1951  
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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