527  
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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