659  
CDUS44 KLCH 242209  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
509 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 106R 2:58 PM 103 1924 92 14 84  
MINIMUM 84 6:17 AM 60 1897 74 10 76  
AVERAGE 95 83 12 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.56 1970 0.22 -0.22 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE T 4.83 -4.83 9.06  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 18.19 -10.64 21.56  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 42.25 -14.51 35.13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 30 18 12 15  
MONTH TO DATE 624 451 173 430  
SINCE JUN 1 1934 1517 417 1622  
SINCE JAN 1 2832 2152 680 2330    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 62 1917  
 
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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