957  
CDUS44 KLCH 082220  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
520 PM CDT FRI SEP 08 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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 94 12:25 PM 99 1925 90 4 89  
MINIMUM 73 1:32 PM 51 1918 72 1 71  
AVERAGE 84 81 3 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.78 2.46 1974 0.19 0.59 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.87 1.53 1.34 1.26  
SINCE SEP 1 2.87 1.53 1.34 1.26  
SINCE JAN 1 31.71 45.21 -13.50 43.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 19 16 3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 174 134 40 130  
SINCE SEP 1 174 134 40 130  
SINCE JAN 1 3174 2408 766 2582    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 98 1902  
1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 55 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 8 2023.....SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 9 2023.....SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 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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