267  
CDUS44 KLCH 122220  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
520 PM CDT FRI JUL 12 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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 94 1:09 PM 103 1901 91 3 96  
MINIMUM 75 5:13 AM 62 1905 75 0 80  
AVERAGE 85 83 2 88  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 2.67 1941 0.20 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.56 2.63 -2.07 1.50  
SINCE JUN 1 3.70 9.72 -6.02 5.31  
SINCE JAN 1 34.00 33.78 0.22 25.50  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 20 18 2 23  
MONTH TO DATE 267 216 51 263  
SINCE JUN 1 839 715 124 890  
SINCE JAN 1 1670 1350 320 1788    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 107 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1905  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 12 2024..........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT  
JULY 13 2024..........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 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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