712  
CDUS44 KLCH 300815  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
315 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 94 4:32 PM 99 2011 92 2 90  
MINIMUM 77 6:04 AM 58 1906 74 3 76  
AVERAGE 86 83 3 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.34 1.80 1970 0.20 0.14 0.40  
1978  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 5.86 -4.76 15.80  
SINCE JUN 1 8.65 19.22 -10.57 28.30  
SINCE JAN 1 28.84 43.28 -14.44 41.87  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 21 18 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 751 541 210 513  
SINCE JUN 1 2061 1607 454 1705  
SINCE JAN 1 2959 2242 717 2413    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 104 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 59 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2023........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2023........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 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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