569  
CDUS44 KLCH 282209  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
509 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 90 3:59 PM 100 2011 92 -2 89  
MINIMUM 78 6:13 AM 61 1896 74 4 75  
AVERAGE 84 83 1 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.32 1978 0.19 -0.19 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE T 5.66 -5.66 15.40  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 19.02 -11.47 27.90  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 43.08 -15.34 41.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 19 18 1 17  
MONTH TO DATE 730 523 207 495  
SINCE JUN 1 2040 1589 451 1687  
SINCE JAN 1 2938 2224 714 2395    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 99 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 58 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2023........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT  
AUGUST 29 2023........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 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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