321  
CDUS44 KLCH 182232  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
532 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 103R 3:40 PM 102 2011 92 11 89  
MINIMUM 77 6:01 AM 66 1992 75 2 75  
AVERAGE 90 84 6 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.52 2002 0.22 -0.22 1.17  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.50 -3.50 6.58  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 16.86 -9.31 19.08  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 40.92 -13.18 32.65  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 25 19 6 17  
MONTH TO DATE 462 342 120 330  
SINCE JUN 1 1772 1408 364 1522  
SINCE JAN 1 2670 2043 627 2230    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 1896  
1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2023........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 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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