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CDUS44 KLCH 162218
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
518 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2023
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 98 3:28 PM 101 1951 93 5 96
MINIMUM 74 5:43 AM 61 1929 75 -1 78
2004
AVERAGE 86 84 2 87
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.49 1945 0.19 -0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 3.08 -3.08 5.41
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 16.44 -8.89 17.91
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 40.50 -12.76 31.48
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 21 19 2 22
MONTH TO DATE 415 304 111 291
SINCE JUN 1 1725 1370 355 1483
SINCE JAN 1 2623 2005 618 2191
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
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 74 6:00 AM
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 100 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 63 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2023........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 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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