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CDUS44 KLCH 182210
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
510 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 90 9:44 AM 98 1893 92 -2 96
1923
MINIMUM 75 5:35 AM 67 1930 75 0 76
1967
AVERAGE 83 83 0 86
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.80 3.44 1912 0.21 0.59 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.73 3.87 0.86 3.46
SINCE JUN 1 7.87 10.96 -3.09 7.27
SINCE JAN 1 38.17 35.02 3.15 27.46
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 18 18 0 21
MONTH TO DATE 384 324 60 395
SINCE JUN 1 956 823 133 1022
SINCE JAN 1 1787 1458 329 1920
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 91 6:00 AM
LOWEST 68 9:00 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 1951
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1894
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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