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CDUS44 KLCH 080831  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
331 AM CDT MON JUL 08 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 7 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 94 12:26 PM 99 1921 91 3 95  
MINIMUM 79 11:40 PM 57 1924 75 4 76  
AVERAGE 87 83 4 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.28 2009 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 1.58 -1.57 0.53  
SINCE JUN 1 3.15 8.67 -5.52 4.34  
SINCE JAN 1 33.45 32.73 0.72 24.53  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 22 18 4 21  
MONTH TO DATE 161 126 35 155  
SINCE JUN 1 733 625 108 782  
SINCE JAN 1 1564 1260 304 1680    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1935  
1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1905  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 8 2024..........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT  
JULY 9 2024..........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 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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