216  
CDUS44 KLCH 310823  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
323 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 98 2:40 PM 104 2000 92 6 94  
MINIMUM 75 11:59 PM 59 1906 74 1 75  
AVERAGE 87 83 4 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1974 0.20 -0.20 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 6.06 -4.96 15.98  
SINCE JUN 1 8.65 19.42 -10.77 28.48  
SINCE JAN 1 28.84 43.48 -14.64 42.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 22 18 4 20  
MONTH TO DATE 773 559 214 533  
SINCE JUN 1 2083 1625 458 1725  
SINCE JAN 1 2981 2260 721 2433    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 103 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2023........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2023.....SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 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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