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CDUS44 KLCH 240835  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
335 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 105R 4:09 PM 101 1921 92 13 87  
MINIMUM 80 6:13 AM 59 1956 74 6 75  
AVERAGE 93 83 10 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.68 1990 0.23 -0.23 1.17  
MONTH TO DATE T 4.61 -4.61 9.01  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 17.97 -10.42 21.51  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 42.03 -14.29 35.08  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 28 18 10 16  
MONTH TO DATE 594 433 161 415  
SINCE JUN 1 1904 1499 405 1607  
SINCE JAN 1 2802 2134 668 2315    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2023........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2023........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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