191  
CDUS44 KLCH 170820  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
320 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 4.8  
 
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 87 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 30 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 100 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 63 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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