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CDUS44 KLCH 170814  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
314 AM CDT WED JUL 17 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 93 1:00 PM 99 1924 91 2 98  
1980  
MINIMUM 77 2:36 PM 61 1967 75 2 73  
AVERAGE 85 83 2 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.34 1.72 1986 0.21 0.13 1.22  
MONTH TO DATE 3.57 3.45 0.12 2.72  
SINCE JUN 1 6.71 10.54 -3.83 6.53  
SINCE JAN 1 37.01 34.60 2.41 26.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 20 18 2 21  
MONTH TO DATE 348 288 60 354  
SINCE JUN 1 920 787 133 981  
SINCE JAN 1 1751 1422 329 1879    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 58 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1945  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2024..........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 PM CDT  
JULY 18 2024..........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 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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