053  
CDUS44 KLCH 180832  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
332 AM CDT THU JUL 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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 90 10:21 AM 100 1932 92 -2 96  
MINIMUM 76 12:36 PM 65 1945 75 1 73  
1967  
AVERAGE 83 83 0 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.36 1.80 1920 0.21 0.15 0.74  
MONTH TO DATE 3.93 3.66 0.27 3.46  
SINCE JUN 1 7.07 10.75 -3.68 7.27  
SINCE JAN 1 37.37 34.81 2.56 27.46  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 18 0 20  
MONTH TO DATE 366 306 60 374  
SINCE JUN 1 938 805 133 1001  
SINCE JAN 1 1769 1440 329 1899    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 98 1893  
1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 67 1930  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 18 2024..........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2024..........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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