970  
CDUS44 KLCH 222218  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
518 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 102R 2:16 PM 101 1921 92 10 88  
MINIMUM 80 6:15 AM 60 1956 75 5 76  
AVERAGE 91 83 8 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.29 1964 0.22 -0.22 0.45  
MONTH TO DATE T 4.38 -4.38 7.84  
SINCE JUN 1 7.55 17.74 -10.19 20.34  
SINCE JAN 1 27.74 41.80 -14.06 33.91  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 26 18 8 17  
MONTH TO DATE 566 415 151 399  
SINCE JUN 1 1876 1481 395 1591  
SINCE JAN 1 2774 2116 658 2299    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 101 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 59 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2023........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT  
AUGUST 23 2023........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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