547  
CDUS44 KLCH 212217  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
517 PM CDT MON AUG 21 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 101 2:01 PM 103 1925 92 9 90  
MINIMUM 79 5:54 AM 61 1940 75 4 75  
AVERAGE 90 83 7 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.26 1965 0.22 -0.22 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE T 4.16 -4.16 7.39  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 17.52 -9.97 19.89  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 41.58 -13.84 33.46  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 25 18 7 18  
MONTH TO DATE 540 397 143 382  
SINCE JUN 1 1850 1463 387 1574  
SINCE JAN 1 2748 2098 650 2282    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 101 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2023........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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