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CDUS44 KLCH 202250  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
550 PM CDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 100 MM 102 1925 92 -6 86  
MINIMUM 80 MM 61 1940 75 5 75  
AVERAGE 83 84 -1 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.97 1956 0.22 MM 0.49  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.94 -3.94 7.33  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 17.30 -9.75 19.83  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 41.36 -13.62 33.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 18 18 0 16  
MONTH TO DATE 508 379 129 364  
SINCE JUN 1 1818 1445 373 1556  
SINCE JAN 1 2716 2080 636 2264    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2023........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 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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