338  
CDUS44 KLCH 312217  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
517 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 98 2:42 PM 103 2000 91 7 94  
MINIMUM 69 5:57 AM 60 1946 74 -5 74  
AVERAGE 84 82 2 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.02 1927 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 6.26 -5.16 15.98  
SINCE JUN 1 8.65 19.62 -10.97 28.48  
SINCE JAN 1 28.84 43.68 -14.84 42.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 19 18 1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 792 573 219 552  
SINCE JUN 1 2102 1639 463 1744  
SINCE JAN 1 3000 2274 726 2452    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 57 1915  
 
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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