923  
CDUS44 KLCH 172225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 2:59 PM 100 2011 93 9 95  
MINIMUM 72 5:58 AM 63 1992 75 -3 79  
AVERAGE 87 84 3 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.49 2002 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.28 -3.28 5.41  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 16.64 -9.09 17.91  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 40.70 -12.96 31.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 22 19 3 22  
MONTH TO DATE 437 323 114 313  
SINCE JUN 1 1747 1389 358 1505  
SINCE JAN 1 2645 2024 621 2213    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 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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