168  
CDUS44 KLCH 082224  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
524 PM CDT MON JUL 08 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 92 1:47 PM 99 1935 91 1 90  
1990  
MINIMUM 79 4:42 AM 60 1905 75 4 78  
AVERAGE 86 83 3 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.09 2.05 2000 0.22 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 1.80 -1.70 0.53  
SINCE JUN 1 3.24 8.89 -5.65 4.34  
SINCE JAN 1 33.54 32.95 0.59 24.53  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 21 18 3 19  
MONTH TO DATE 182 144 38 174  
SINCE JUN 1 754 643 111 801  
SINCE JAN 1 1585 1278 307 1699    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1935  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1947  
 
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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