465  
CDUS44 KLCH 150903  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
403 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 3:55 PM 103 2023 93 10 91  
MINIMUM 81 12:43 AM 60 1931 75 6 75  
AVERAGE 92 84 8 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.82 1934 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.69 -2.69 5.41  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 16.05 -8.50 17.91  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 40.11 -12.37 31.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 27 19 8 18  
MONTH TO DATE 367 266 101 248  
SINCE JUN 1 1677 1332 345 1440  
SINCE JAN 1 2575 1967 608 2148    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
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 35 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 58 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 15 2023........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2023........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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